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2011 Map of Willow Creek Dam

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Willow Creek Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Willow Creek Dam and its associated Lodge Grass Storage Reservoir anchor this 2011 survey of the Big Horn County landscape. The map reveals a complex water management system essential to the region's agricultural character, featuring the Lodge Grass Feeder Canal and Lodge Grass Canal Number Two. These man-made improvements cut across a terrain defined by naturally occurring waterways like Rotten Grass Creek and the meandering Lodge Grass Creek.

Insights into early ranching and land use are preserved through the naming of irrigation projects such as the Robert Miller Ditch and William Miller Ditch. Smaller drainage features, including Stevie Creek, Alligator Creek, and the dry Jess Coulee, provide a detailed look at the local topography as it stood in the early 21st century. County Rd 53 serves as the primary artery through this sparsely settled area.