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2024 Map of Tobacco Garden Bay

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Tobacco Garden Bay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Little Missouri National Grassland encompasses much of this territory in McKenzie County, showing a complex mosaic of public and private land boundaries in the Missouri River breaks. The northern edge is dominated by the sprawling waters of Lake Sakakawea, where prominent inlets like Tobacco Garden Bay and Sand Creek Bay reach into the broken plateau. These bays reflect the modern shoreline of the reservoir, creating a distinctive geography where high prairie ridges meet the water's edge.

Upland drainage is defined by deep coulees and seasonal watercourses such as Grantier Creek, Sand Creek, and Bartell Creek, which carve through the grassland. Local travel is marked by a network of rural routes including Tobacco Garden Rd and Divide Rd, alongside recreational paths like the Birnt Hills Loop Trl. The map details the Township and Range system, illustrating how early 20th-century land divisions persist within the modern protected landscape.