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1969 Map of Willow Creek Dam

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Willow Creek Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Crow Indian Reservation landscape is defined by the critical management of water along the eastern slopes of the Bighorn Mountains. Dominating the southwest quadrant, the Lodge Grass Storage Reservoir is contained by the Willow Creek Dam, a central piece of the infrastructure developed for the Missouri River Basin project. The map illustrates a complex irrigation network essential to local ranching and agriculture, featuring the William Miller Ditch, Robert Miller Ditch, and the Lodge Grass Feeder Canal.

Beyond the water works, the terrain is carved by numerous drainages including Lodge Grass Creek, Rotten Grass Creek, and the deep cut of Jess Coulee. Evidence of modern infrastructure appears with the Radio Facility Wave 4684 and a Pipeline crossing the northern sections. This 1960s survey captures the intersection of traditional reservation lands with mid-century federal water engineering and resource management.