2014 Map of Box Butte SW

About this map

Box Butte Creek and its tributary branches define the drainage patterns of this High Plains landscape in Box Butte County. The map captures a largely rural section of the Nebraska Panhandle, where the terrain is organized by a precise grid of county roads including Cass Rd, Dodge Rd, and Grant Rd. These routes facilitate movement across a landscape of moderate elevation changes, illustrated by the presence of N Br Box Butte Cr and S Br Box Butte Cr in the central-west portion of the quadrangle. In the southwestern corner, the headwaters of Hemingford Cr begin their course. This 2014 survey serves as a record of the modern rural infrastructure and water management systems in a region where the vast majority of the land is dedicated to agricultural use, following the historical section-line development typical of the western Great Plains.