2011 Map of Elgin NW

About this map

Stoltz Reservoir and the engineered Stoltz Dam serve as the central landmarks in this agricultural portion of Antelope County. The landscape is defined by the rigid geometry of the Nebraska Section Line road system, with gravel routes like 514 Ave and 837th Rd carving the prairie into precise farm plots. This infrastructure reflects the high-modern era of plains land management, where natural drainage systems such as Beaver Creek and Rae Creek are integrated into a highly controlled network of irrigation and transport. Researchers of local land use will find a clear record of the rural homestead pattern, showing how individual farmstead access points are distributed across the grid. The map records a moment in the early 21st century when the traditional agricultural layout remained largely unchanged, even as water management through damming became more prevalent.