2011 Map of Bartlett NW

About this map

Beaver Creek flows through the northeastern corner of this Wheeler County landscape, which is defined by an intricate network of localized drainage and scattered depressions characteristic of the Nebraska sandhills. While the terrain is largely dominated by open ranching or grazing lands, the map reveals a series of unpaved roads and section lines that structure the rural layout. The sparse hydrography consists primarily of small, unnamed intermittent ponds and wetlands that dot the central and eastern portions of the quadrangle, reflecting the region's unique high plains ecology where water often collects in shallow basins between stabilizing dunes. This 2011 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey provides a precise spatial record of these ephemeral water features and the established transport grid in an area with minimal concentrated settlement.