Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Bison Creek and the Boulder River in Jefferson County Montana. The Boulder River, which after flowing in a north direction, turns to flow in an east, southeast, and south-southwest direction to join the east oriented Jefferson River, which flows to […]
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Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Clark Fork and the Boulder River along the east-west continental divide north of Butte, Montana. The east-west continental divide is located just east of Butte and makes a jog to the west north of Butte before jogging back to the […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the Boulder River and the Missouri River in Jefferson and Broadwater Counties, Montana. The Missouri River flows in a north-northwest direction in the study area while the Boulder River flows in a south-southeast and southwest direction. The south oriented Boulder […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Prickly Pear Creek and the Missouri River in Jefferson and Broadwater Counties, Montana. The Missouri River flows in a north-northwest direction in the study area while Prickly Pear Creek is a west-northwest and north-northeast oriented Missouri River tributary west of […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Little Blackfoot River and the Missouri River along the east-west continental divide in Lewis and Clark and Powell Counties, Montana. East of the continental divide the Missouri River flows in a north-northwest direction in eastern Lewis and Clark County before […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Rotten Grass Creek and the Little Bighorn River in Big Horn County, Montana. Rotten Grass Creek is a northeast, north, and north-northwest oriented Bighorn River tributary originating in the high Bighorn Mountains near the Montana-Wyoming state line. The Little Bighorn […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the Bighorn River and Rotten Grass Creek in Big Horn County, Montana. North of the Wyoming state line the Bighorn River flows in a deep northeast oriented canyon across the north end of the Bighorn Mountains and then flows in […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the Clarks Fork Yellowstone River and the Bighorn River and its Shoshone River tributary near the Montana-Wyoming border. Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River originates in the Montana Beartooth Mountains and flows in a southeast direction into Wyoming before turning […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Pryor Creek and the Bighorn River in Yellowstone and Big Horn Counties, Montana. Pryor Creek is a northwest, north, and north-northeast oriented Yellowstone River tributary originating in the Pryor Mountains, which are located south of Billings, Montana. East of Pryor […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between north oriented Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River and north oriented Pryor Creek in south central Montana. Pryor Creek is a northwest, north, and north-northeast oriented Yellowstone River tributary originating the Pryor Mountains, which are located south of Billings, Montana. […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Rosebud Creek and Rock Creek north the Beartooth Mountains, which are located along the Montana-Wyoming state line east of Yellowstone National Park. West and East Rosebud Creek originate in the high Beartooth Mountains and flow in northeast and north-northeast directions […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins located in the Beartooth Mountains along the Montana-Wyoming state line east of Yellowstone National Park and between north oriented Rock Creek headwaters and tributaries and the southeast and north-northeast oriented Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River drainage basin . Rock Creek originates in the high […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between north oriented Rosebud Creek headwaters and tributaries and south oriented Clarks Fork Yellowstone River tributaries in the Beartooth Mountains, which are located along the Montana-Wyoming state line east of Yellowstone National Park. West and East Rosebud Creek originate in the […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the north oriented Stillwater River and southwest and south oriented Lamar River tributaries in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, which is located in south central Montana, north and east of the Yellowstone National Park northeast corner. The Absaroka Range straddles the Montana-Wyoming state […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the Boulder River and Buffalo Creek drainage basins in the northern Absaroka Range, which is located in south central Montana. The Boulder River flows in a north and northeast direction from the high Absaroka Range to join the east and […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the Mill Creek and Hellroaring Creek in the northern Absaroka Range, which is located just north of Yellowstone National Park in south central Montana. The Yellowstone River flows in a northwest direction as it leaves Yellowstone National Park and Wyoming […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the Yellowstone River and the Boulder River at the north end of the Absaroka Range, which is located north of Yellowstone National Park in south central Montana. The Absaroka Range straddles the Montana-Wyoming state line in the Yellowstone National Park […]
Abstract: The Fish Creek-Sweet Grass Creek drainage divide area discussed here is located in south central Montana, USA and this essay interprets landform origins using topographic map evidence. Fish Creek is an east-northeast oriented Musselshell River tributary and originates just east of the Crazy Mountains. Sweet Grass Creek originates in the Crazy Mountains and flows […]
A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This essay provides an overview of more detailed essays describing North and South Dakota Grand River drainage basin landform origins. The detailed essays can be found under SD Grand River on this website’s sidebar category list. The Grand River drainage basin is located in southwest North […]
A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This essay provides an overview of more detailed essays describing Moreau River drainage basin landform origins. The detailed essays can be found under Moreau River on this website’s sidebar category list. The Moreau River drainage basin is located in northwest South Dakota. To the west is […]
A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The southwest North Dakota Missouri Slope region is located south and west of the Missouri River and east and south of the Little Missouri River in North Dakota and includes the Knife, Heart, Cannonball River drainage basins and their drainage divides with the Little Missouri River. […]
A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Little Missouri River originates in northeast Wyoming and flows in a northeast and north direction across the southeast corner of Montana and the northwest corner of South Dakota into southwest North Dakota. In west-central North Dakota the north-oriented Little Missouri River makes a turn to […]
A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Bad River drainage basin is located in western South Dakota. The Bad River originates east of the Black Hills near Wall, South Dakota and flows in an east-northeast and northeast direction to join the southeast-oriented Missouri River near Fort Pierre, South Dakota as a barbed […]
A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The White River originates as a southeast-oriented river in northwest Nebraska and then turns to flow in a northeast direction into western South Dakota before turning to flow in a generally east direction to the southeast-oriented Missouri River. The White River drainage basin includes most of […]
A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This essay provides an overview of more detailed essays using topographic map evidence to illustrate and describe Belle Fourche River drainage basin landform origins. The detailed essays can be found under Belle Fourche River on this website’s sidebar category list. The Belle Fourche River drainage basin […]
Missouri River drainage basin landform origins research project 