1986 Map of Duck Lake NE

About this map

Calf Creek Valley stretches across this portion of Cherry County, defining a landscape marked by the complex topography of the Nebraska Sandhills. In the mid-1980s, this area remained largely undeveloped, characterized by isolated water sources such as the Creek and several instances of a Well scattered across the township sections. The map reveals the intricate network of dunes and depressions typical of this region, where the survival of ranching operations depended on these specific, named water points. The surveyor's notes from 1983 and 1984 aerial photography document a remote prairie environment where section lines and small seasonal water bodies are the primary markers of human organization.