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2017 Map of Elkhorn

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Elkhorn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The suburban expansion of western Omaha characterizes this 2017 landscape, where residential developments meet the rolling topography of the Papillion Creek watershed. Established communities like Elkhorn and Bennington serve as anchors in an area increasingly defined by planned neighborhoods and water management. Significant educational and civic institutions are integrated into the grid, including the Metropolitan Community College Elkhorn Valley Campus and the famous village of Boys Town.

Hydrology plays a central role in the regional design, with numerous man-made bodies of water such as Standing Bear Reservoir and Newport Landing Lake providing both recreation and flood control. Smaller waterways like Whispering Ridge Cr and Eagle Run Cr thread through the residential blocks. For local historians, the presence of the Flower Hill Cem and the Summer Hill Farm Airport provides a link to the area's agricultural and rural roots before the recent surge in suburban density.