2017 Map of Emmet SW

About this map

Lizard Lake and a series of smaller water bodies define this portion of the Nebraska Sandhills in Holt County. The landscape is characterized by its internal drainage, where water accumulates in depressions like Gold Lake, West Lake, and East Lake. Small watercourses such as Holt Cr and Dry Cr provide the primary drainage for the area. The land is organized by the Public Land Survey System, spanning portions of Township 26 through 28 North and Ranges 13 through 14 West. Transportation is largely restricted to a grid of section-line roads, including 478th Ave and 862nd Rd, which facilitate movement through this sparsely populated cattle-country environment. The concentration of lakes and wetlands highlights the region's reliance on groundwater and seasonal runoff within the larger Elkhorn River basin system.