1955 Map of Teal Lake

About this map

Manville Ranch and Geer Ranch anchor this mid-century look at the high country near the western edge of the Missouri River Basin. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of water management, visible through the numerous labeled waterways like Grizzly Creek and Beaver Creek, alongside human-engineered features such as the Glendale Ditch and Andrew Morell Ditch. This reliance on ditching and reservoirs like Burns Reservoir and Ross Reservoir illustrates the critical role of irrigation in sustaining mountain ranching operations during the 1950s.