2014 Map of Clarkson SW

About this map

Shell Creek meanders across the southern reach of this agricultural landscape in Colfax County, defining the primary drainage pattern of the region. The terrain is structured by a rigorous section-line road grid, including routes such as Road I and Road L, which connect scattered farmsteads across the rolling Nebraska prairie. Water management is a visible priority on the land, evidenced by small-scale impoundments like Ternes Reservoir in the northeast and Bur Oak Reservoir near the center of the quadrangle. Several intermittent waterways, including Taylor Creek and the South Fork Dry Creek, carve shallow valleys through the fields. This survey illustrates the persistent rural character of the area, where the economy remains tied to the soil and the seasonal flow of its creeks and reservoirs.