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2017 Map of Searl Coulee

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Searl Coulee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Battleship Butte stands as a prominent landmark in this Garfield County landscape, overlooking a series of deeply etched drainages and coulees. The terrain is defined by the complex hydrography of the Middle Fork Lodgepole Cr and S Fork Lodgepole Cr, which have carved the surrounding prairie into numerous named features. This survey captures a rural Montana environment where water management is critical for local ranching and agriculture, as evidenced by the placement of the Mashesky Reservoir and Stroud Reservoir.

Genealogists and local historians can trace family connections to the landscape through features like Kelly Hawkins Coulee, Koepke Coulee, and Morrison Coulee. These labels often represent the original homesteaders and ranchers who settled this portion of the plains. Movement through the territory is dictated by the natural topography of Tindall Divide and a network of unpaved tracks such as Benzein Rd and S Fork Rd.