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2021 Map of Alfalfa Center

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Alfalfa Center
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Alfalfa Center serves as a central landmark in this 2021 study of the Buffalo County landscape, where the agricultural plains transition into the complex riparian environment of the Platte River valley. The North Channel Platte River flows through the southern portion of the sheet, carving out the prominent Long Island and creating a network of secondary waterways like Whisky Slough and Turkey Cr. These natural water systems are heavily integrated with man-made infrastructure, most notably the Kearney Canal which cuts across the terrain to support regional irrigation and water management.

Local history is preserved at the Dove Hill Cem and in the names of early water storage sites such as Patterson Reservoir and Walter Reservoir. The transition from the rural roads of the Buffalo and Kearney County borders into the northwestern outskirts of Kearney illustrates the modern expansion of this regional hub. The map provides a precise layout of the section lines and rural road networks, including Long Island Rd and Dove Hill Ave, that have organized these Nebraska farmsteads for generations.