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1965 Map of Stellar Lake

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Stellar Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Stellar Lake and the surrounding drainage basins define this central Montana landscape at the junction of Garfield and Rosebud Counties. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of intermittent waterways and named coulees, including Russian Frank Coulee and Hoff Coulee, which channel runoff through the breaks toward the southern drainage of Little Porcupine Creek.

Resource development and water management are evident through scattered infrastructure, such as the Flowing Well and various Drill Holes located north of Coyote Creek. The artificial impoundment at Wagner Reservoir and the Spillway at the southern lake highlight efforts to capture water in this arid stretch of the High Plains. The map's fine-line details capture the complex topography of Engine Draw and Cherry Creek, offering a precise record of the land as it was field-checked in the mid-1960s.