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1962 Map of Sheep Creek

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Sheep Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Little Prickly Pear Creek carves a path through this section of Lewis and Clark County, mirroring the route of the Great Northern railroad as it winds toward the Missouri R. The landscape is a study in early 1960s infrastructure and ranching, where the massive Holter Lake reservoir is serviced by a Powerplant and monitored at the Wolf Creek Gaging Station.

Evidence of resource extraction is scattered across the uplands, noted by several Mine and Prospect sites near Sheep Creek and Falls Creek. Large-scale ranching operations like the Sieben Ranch in Hilger Valley and the Oxbow Ranch, complete with its own Oxbow Landing Strip, illustrate the expansive nature of Montana land use during this era. A Pipeline and multiple Tunnels further demonstrate the engineering required to navigate the gulches and ridges of the region.