2017 Map of Spring Coulee

About this map

The Chouteau and Fergus County line cuts across a landscape dominated by dramatic breaks and high plateaus in central Montana. The terrain is defined by its massive benches, notably Everson Bench and Arrow Creek Bench, which provide flat tablelands above a complex network of eroded drainages. These deep seasonal watercourses, locally known as coulees, include Spring Coulee, Wilson Coulee, and Buffalo Coulee, which all direct runoff toward major arteries like Arrow Creek. The map documents a sparsely populated ranching environment where life centers around these geographic markers and intermittent water sources like Shake Spring and Coffee Cr. Modern infrastructure is limited to long, straight section-line roads such as Everson Rd and Walton Ln, which connect remote homestead sites and the lonely Everson Cem to the wider region.