2011 Map of Goose Lake

About this map

Goose Lake serves as a central hydrological landmark in this portion of the Nebraska Sandhills, a landscape defined by its distinctive prairie potholes and wetlands. The map illustrates a rural environment where land use is sparsely punctuated by isolated outposts such as the Mignery Ranch. Water drainage patterns are traced through Cache Creek and Clearwater Creek, while smaller bodies like Detters Lake highlight the characteristic topography of Holt County. The presence of 848th Rd and the diagonal passage of US Highway 281 represent the primary infrastructure connecting these remote ranchlands during the early twenty-first century. This survey documents the persistence of large-scale ranching and the natural hydrography of the region before further modern developments altered the local character.