2011 Map of Cozad NW

About this map

Agricultural water management and rural landmarks define this portion of Dawson County north of the Platte River. The landscape is a network of irrigation and flood control engineering, dominated by the Cozad Canal and the Gothenburg Canal which slice diagonally through the township grid. In the northern reaches, the Spring Creek Reservoir 9-A and its accompanying Floodwater Retarding Dam 9-A manage the flow of Spring Creek, illustrating the sophisticated watershed management essential to Nebraska farming. Genealogy researchers will find Cottonwood Cemetery centrally located along Road 766, a vital landmark for local family histories. The map also meticulously documents the numbering system of the lateral ditches, such as Lateral Number 20 and Lateral Number 13, which branch off the primary canals to support the surrounding fields.