2011 Map of Turner NW

About this map

The Port of Turner marks the northern boundary of this high-plains landscape, where the international border separates Montana from Saskatchewan. This 2011 survey documents a sparsely populated ranching and agricultural region defined more by its water sources and rural road network than by concentrated settlements. Central to the geography is Petri Dam, which manages local water flow along the upper reaches of Woody Island Creek. The drainage patterns are clearly delineated, showing the meandering paths of Buckley Creek as it cuts through the prairie. Long, straight section-line roads like Homestead Rd and Stirling Rd provide the primary infrastructure for the area, reflecting the late 19th-century homesteading patterns that shaped the American West and persist in this contemporary topographic record.