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2011 Map of Seventytwo Hills

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Seventytwo Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Seventytwo Hills define the central upland of this Fergus County landscape, where the high prairie begins to break into a network of steep canyons and drainages. This high-plains terrain is marked by the presence of Norman Dam on the upper reaches of Plum Creek, a critical water management feature for the region's ranching economy.

Drainage patterns here flow generally northeast and southeast, carved into the earth as Bedrock Canyon, Sennett Canyon, and several named gulches like McClure Gulch and Iron Gulch. Transport through this sparsely populated territory is facilitated by a grid of rural routes including Ming Coulee Rd and 72 Bench Rd, which follow the natural contours of the benches and creek bottoms like those of Willow Creek and Duck Creek.