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1968 Map of White Man Coulee

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of White Man Coulee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Two Medicine River and the high plains of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation define this landscape in the late 1960s. The area is characterized by deep erosional features such as Big Nose Coulee, White Man Coulee, and Whitecalf Coulee, which cut through the terrain toward the river valley. Human presence is marked by the Two Medicine Community Center and a small Cem, indicating the dispersed nature of local settlements during this era.

The presence of the Lewis and Clark Trail following the river's northern bluffs connects the modern topography to the region's exploratory history. Water management is a central theme, visible through the Two Medicine Canal and Four Horns Feeder Canal, which deviate from the natural flow of Badger Creek to support the agricultural needs of the reservation. A solitary Gravel Pit and several Spring and Well locations further document the local extraction and resource points.