2017 Map of Elm Creek East

About this map

The Platte River corridor dominates this landscape in central Nebraska, showing the complex braided system of the North Channel Platte River and South Channel Platte River surrounding Long Island. This 2017 survey documents the agricultural and hydrologic infrastructure of the region, anchored by the Kearney Canal which runs parallel to the river. The small community of Elm Creek sits in the northwest, while Odessa marks the eastern boundary. The map illustrates how human engineering, such as the canal and the nearby Blue Hole East Lake, has been integrated into the natural floodplains. A grid of rural roads like Custer Rd and Odessa Rd connects the scattered farmsteads across the township lines of t9n r18w and t8n r17w, reflecting the enduring Section Land Survey patterns of the Great Plains.