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2011 Map of Emmet SW

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Emmet SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Nebraska Sandhills define this section of Holt County, where a sparse network of section-line roads traverses an aquatic landscape of marshes and ephemeral pools. Water is the primary geographic marker here, with shallow basins such as Lizard Lake in the northwest and Gold Lake to the south. The drainage patterns are dictated by the subtle undulations of the terrain, characterized by the winding path of Dry Creek and the northern reaches of Holt Creek.

Remote and rural, the map illustrates the persistence of ranching infrastructure and the significance of localized water sources like West Lake and East Lake. This survey provides a precise accounting of the intersection between the county's hydraulic features and the rigid grid of the Public Land Survey System, showing how topography and township lines dictate the placement of local homesteads and access routes.