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2020 Map of Soda Spring Coulee

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Soda Spring Coulee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Soda Spring and the surrounding drainage network of the Soda Spring Coulee define this section of Fergus County. The landscape is characterized by prominent flat-topped landforms, notably Everson Bench and Alton Bench, which rise above a series of deep erosional features. These coulees, including Birkland, Black Butte Coulee, and Big Coulee, reveal the complex hydrological patterns that shape the Montana plains. In the eastern portion of the map, the isolated peak of Black Butte serves as a significant regional landmark.

A network of rural roads, such as Everson Rd and Sunnyside Rd, follows the section lines of the Public Land Survey System, illustrating how modern agriculture and transport have adapted to the rugged topography. The presence of Wolf Cr in the southeast and Coffee Cr in the northwest further highlights the area's role as a watershed divide, where the interplay between the level benches and the descending coulees dictates the placement of roads and homesteads.