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2017 Map of Gibbon North

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Gibbon anchors the southern edge of this Buffalo County landscape, where the town's grid meets the banks of the Wood River. The transition from the northern edge of the Platte River valley into the upland breaks is clearly defined here, featuring the distinct drainage of Prairie Cr and the topographical depression of Antelope Valley. Water management is a central theme of the local geography, evidenced by the Box Elder Cr Reservoir 5-A and Rhoadarmer Reservoir, which serve the agricultural needs of the surrounding plains.

A precise grid of section-line roads, including Sodtown Rd, Pawnee Rd, and Willow Rd, organizes the territory into a patchwork of productive land. This layout reflects the late-20th and early-21st-century agricultural continuity of Nebraska, where historic routes like Pole Line Rd and Front St in Gibbon maintain their importance for local transit and commerce. The map provides a detailed view of the interaction between the meandering river systems and the rigid human structures imposed upon the prairie.