1984 Map of Storm Draw

About this map

The Little Missouri River snakes through the southeastern portion of this map, marked by several levee structures that suggest local efforts to manage the river's flow through the drainage basin. This area, straddling the Montana Wyoming border where Carter and Crook Counties meet, shows a landscape defined by an intricate network of ephemeral watercourses. Prominent drainages like Storm Draw, Cottonwood Draw, and School Section Draw reveal the erosional patterns of this high plains territory. Industrial activity is concentrated in the southern sections, where several Bentonite Pits appear near the North Fork Little Missouri R. These industrial markings, along with the numerous named creeks such as North Thompson Creek and Prickly Pear Creek, illustrate the intersection of natural hydrology and 20th-century resource extraction in the region.