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1972 Map of Davenport Table

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Davenport Table
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Pleasant Hill anchors the northern high ground of this Custer County landscape, where the plateau surface of West Table begins its descent into a complex network of erosional breaks. The topography is defined by sharp contrasts between the flat agricultural reaches of Davenport Table and the steep, intricate drainages of Lower Powell Canyon, Hidden Valley, and Pine Canyon. These landforms dictate the local movement of water toward the South Loup River in the south, where the terrain finally levels out.

Transportation and industry are concentrated along the river corridor, following the path of the Union Pacific railroad. This southern edge of the map shows the transition from ranching and upland farming to river-valley commerce, evidenced by the Gravel Pit and scattered wells. For genealogists, the Wilhelm Cem provides a specific point of historical interest in the southeastern corner, while the numerous intermittent streams like Dry Creek illustrate the challenges of water management in this part of Nebraska during the early 1970s.