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1973 Map of Triple Crossing Reservoir East

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Triple Crossing Reservoir East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The development of the Missouri River Basin shaped this portion of Valley County, where a network of water management features dots the landscape. Scattered reservoirs such as Willow Bunch Reservoir, Twin Forks Reservoir, and Double Crossing Reservoir are primary landmarks in an area dominated by dry coulees and seasonal drainages. These smaller impoundments, alongside Camp Reservoir and Halfpoint Reservoir, suggest a landscape managed for livestock or local water storage during the early 1970s.

Erosion and topography are defined by substantial drainage patterns including Lone Tree Creek, Hard Pan Creek, and the intricate windings of White Rock Coulee and Corral Coulee. A single Drill Hole is noted in the central section, hinting at the subsurface exploration common across this region of Montana. The map serves as a record of rangeland infrastructure before many of these smaller dams and tanks were subject to the shifting hydrological patterns of the late twentieth century.