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2014 Map of Dunbar

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Dunbar
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Dunbar and the village of Otoe anchor this part of Otoe County, Nebraska, showing a landscape defined by advanced soil conservation and water management. The area is dense with numbered water impoundments, such as Wilson Cr Reservoir 12-3 and Brownell Cr Reservoir 1-1, which are part of a coordinated watershed system tributary to the Little Nemaha River. These reservoirs reflect decades of regional planning to control erosion and manage runoff in the rolling agricultural uplands.

Local history is preserved at the Union Cem north of town and Dunbar Cem to the south. The transportation network is dominated by the corridor of Highway 2, while a grid of rural routes like N 44th Rd and Co Road 40 provides access to the surrounding farmsteads. In Dunbar, the street plan includes W Nebraska St and Oakview Dr, illustrating the small-town layout of this Missouri River basin community.