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2021 Map of Beaver City SW

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

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The Nebraska-Kansas border marks the southern edge of this landscape, where the agricultural plains of Furnas County meet the high tablelands of Norton County. The drainage patterns of the region are defined by the meandering courses of Beaver Creek in the north and Sappa Creek to the south, which have carved distinct valleys into the loess hills. These watercourses were vital to early settlement, providing the necessary water and riparian timber in an otherwise open prairie.

Local history is preserved through scattered rural landmarks, including the Lynden Cemetery, Rockton Cemetery, and Spring Green Cemetery, which served the small farming communities that once dotted these sections. Water management in this modern era is represented by the Furnas Company Road Dam Reservoir Number 1, located in the southwest. A rigid grid of section roads, such as RD 710 and RD A, provides a structured network for the modern agricultural operations that dominate the terrain.