2011 Map of Sand Buttes

About this map

Barley Ranch anchor this landscape of the High Plains, where ranching and water management define the local geography. The area is marked by a series of engineered water features, including Hook Number 51 Dam, Hook Number 50 Dam, and others in the Hook series, illustrating the importance of irrigation and livestock watering in this arid portion of Rosebud County. Named coulees such as Fisherman Dan Coulee and Sand Butte Coulee cut through the terrain, draining toward significant watercourses like Coal Creek and the North Fork Sand Creek. The presence of Fisherman Dan Reservoir and the Barley Reservoirs further emphasizes the reliance on man-made storage. The single primary thoroughfare, Sand Creek Rd, provides the essential link across these drainage basins and between the eponymous Sand Buttes.