2017 Map of Agate NW

About this map

The Niobrara River flows through the northeastern corner of this western Nebraska landscape, defining the primary drainage for an area otherwise characterized by vast stretches of open high plains. Located in Sioux County, the terrain is marked by the systematic Public Land Survey System grid, which divides the region into townships including t29n r57w and t28n r56w. The local transportation network is spare, consisting of straight-line section roads such as Morrill Rd and Panhandle Rd, reflecting the large-scale ranching or agricultural divisions of the early 21st century. Murphy Rd provides further access in the southern portion of the quadrangle, where the land is punctuated by numerous small depressions and drainage patterns typical of the sandhills and high plains topography.