2020 Map of West Fork Deep Creek

About this map

Little Missouri National Grassland dominates this corner of the North Dakota badlands, where the drainage of the Deep Creek system has carved a complex network of coulees and ridges. The map illustrates the hydrological divide where the West Fork Deep Creek and East Fork Deep Creek converge, providing a detailed look at the watershed before it crosses from Slope County into Bowman County. This landscape is primarily defined by its public land use and the section-line road network, including 158th Ave SW and 154th Ave SW, which provide the only consistent access through the undulating terrain. The sparse human infrastructure, limited mostly to these isolated section roads, highlights the preserved nature of the national grassland environment as it existed in the early twenty-first century.