Sinkhole risk in Musselshell County, MT: No soluble rock mapped
No soluble rock mapped
No soluble bedrock mapped.
- On soluble rock
- 0%
- At or near the surface
- 0%
- Buried under cover
- 0%
The next step for one property
No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.
Across 1,869 square miles, under one square mile of Musselshell County maps onto soluble rock. With about 5,452 residents (3 per square mile), much of the land is open, and the mapped rock may sit far from where people actually live. The figures come from 293 map points about 2.5 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.
Read next: how these percentages are measured, and the warning signs that apply anywhere.
Counties around Musselshell County
The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Fall River County, SD, about 331 miles southeast. 3 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.
- Golden Valley County, MT 36 mi west · 4% at surface
- Yellowstone County, MT 40 mi south · under 1% at surface
- Petroleum County, MT 45 mi north · 0% at surface
- Treasure County, MT 59 mi east · 0% at surface
- Fergus County, MT 62 mi northwest · 12% at surface
- Wheatland County, MT 67 mi west · 6% at surface
Against the rest of Montana
Musselshell County ranks 45 of 56 in Montana for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.
- Meagher County 49%
- Mineral County 37%
- Judith Basin County 33%
- Lincoln County 29%
- Broadwater County 27%