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2023 Map of Saddle Butte SW

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Saddle Butte SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Lake Sakakawea and the winding course of the Little Missouri River dominate this landscape within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The map documents a complex shoreline defined by significant inlets such as Charging Eagle Bay, Hidatsa Bay, and Moccasin Creek Bay. These water features are framed by several distinct landforms, including the String Buttes to the north and numerous drainage features like Ash Coulee and Sagebrush Coulee.

Access to this reach of the river is provided by a network of Bureau of Indian Affairs routes, including Bia RD 17, Bia RD 5, and Bia Rte 223. The survey captures the contemporary topography of Dunn County, highlighting how the impounded waters have transformed the river valley into a series of deep bays and fingers of water that reach into the surrounding high ground at locations like Sakakawea Bay and Wolf Chief Bay.