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1973 Map of Whitetail

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

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The international boundary between Saskatchewan and Montana defines the northern edge of this northern Great Plains landscape. At the center of the local transport network sits Whitetail, a small settlement serving as the terminus for the Soo Line railroad. This location functions as a critical cross-border point, anchored by the Canadian Customs Whitetail Port of Entry and numerous Storage Bins that suggest a rural economy centered on grain and agricultural export.

The terrain is marked by the distinct elevations of Long Butte and Square Butte, which rise above a network of seasonal drainages including Loomis Coulee and Outlaw Coulee. Water management is evident near the townsite at the Whitetail Reservoir on Whitetail Creek. The map documents the precise intersection of the Moose Jaw District and Daniels County, illustrating the spatial organization of the borderlands in the early 1970s.