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2020 Map of Spring Coulee

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Arrow Creek meanders along the boundary of Chouteau and Fergus Counties, carving a deep, winding valley through the high plains of central Montana. The landscape is defined by elevated plateaus like Everson Bench and Arrow Creek Bench, which provide significant topographic relief above the drainage basins of Coffee Cr and Clydes Cr. This area maintains a sparse, rural character typical of the northern Great Plains, where long section-line roads such as Everson Rd serve isolated farmsteads and ranches.

Evidence of early 20th-century settlement is preserved at the Everson Cem, located near the junction of several rural lanes including Walton Ln and Ridgeway Ln. Water remains a vital resource in this arid environment, marked by the presence of Shake Spring in the northern reaches of the quadrangle. The map illustrates the persistent grid of the Public Land Survey System, which continues to dictate the layout of modern property lines and local transportation routes in this agricultural region.