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2011 Map of Alma SW

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Alma SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Harlan County Lake dominates the northeastern landscape of this Nebraska-Kansas border region, where the Republican River feeds into the expansive reservoir. The terrain is defined by a sophisticated system of water management and irrigation, evidenced by the Cambridge Canal and several private or municipal impoundments such as Haeker Reservoir and Bantom-Coe Reservoir. These reservoirs, secured by structures like Haeker Dam, illustrate the 21st-century agricultural reliance on the region's complex drainage network.

In the southern portion of the map, the landscape transitions toward the winding course of Prairie Dog Creek, which meanders near the state line. Several smaller tributaries, including Sappa Creek, Flag Creek, and Spring Brook, carve through the rolling plains. This document provides a clear record of the intersection between natural hydrology and human-engineered water systems at the start of the 2010s.