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1997 Map of Roosevelt Creek East

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Roosevelt Creek East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

Theodore Roosevelt National Park (Elkhorn Ranch Site) and the Elkhorn Ranch State Historic Site anchor this survey of the North Dakota badlands during the late 1990s. The landscape is defined by the winding Little Missouri River and its major tributaries, including Roosevelt Creek, Blacktail Creek, and Mikes Creek. This area preserves a significant segment of the Little Missouri National Grassland, where the terrain rises to landmarks like Black Top Butte.

Resource extraction and ranching are the primary human influences on this environment. The Little Missouri Oil Field spans a large portion of the quadrangle, evidenced by numerous wells and the Elkhorn Substation. Local family heritage is marked by several named operations along the river bottoms and creek beds, such as Buckhorn Ranch, R Mosser Ranch, and the G Obrigewitch and J Obrigewitch ranches. The map captures the interface between industrial energy development and protected historical wilderness.