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1980 Map of Bodarc

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Bodarc
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

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Warbonnet Creek and Sowbelly Creek wind through this corner of Sioux County, defining a landscape where ranching and rural education formed the backbone of the community. In the late 1970s, the area remained characterized by scattered operations like Wickersham Ranch, Quintard Ranch, and Hat Creek Ranch. The small settlement of Bodarc and the nearby Bodarc Sch serve as the primary landmarks in a region largely defined by its drainage basins, including the headwaters of Hat Creek and East Hat Creek.

Distinctive geological and local naming conventions are evident in features such as the Lady in the Shoe terrain formation and the numerous stock tanks peppered across the grazing lands. Smaller tributaries like Prairie Dog Creek and Cedar Creek cut through the undulating plains, while several Gravel Pit locations indicate the local extraction necessary for maintaining the remote road network of the Nebraska panhandle.