2014 Map of Flats

About this map

Flats serves as the central focal point of this McPherson County landscape, situated at a junction where the open ranch land meets the scattered basins of the Nebraska Sandhills. The terrain is defined by a network of undulating contours and natural depressions that have formed isolated water bodies, most notably the large Diamond Bar Lake to the south and the smaller Little Diamond Bar Lake to the west. Transportation through this sparsely populated region relies on Ne-92, which cuts across the map from northwest to east. Local ranching access is provided by unpaved routes like Storer Rd and Soddy Rd, illustrating the remote and specialized nature of high-plains settlement. Near the eastern edge of the quadrangle, Schick Lake sits alongside the highway, marking another of the vital water sources that define the local geography in this part of the state.