2021 Map of Goose Lake

About this map

Goose Lake and Detters Lake punctuate the Sandhills landscape of this rural Nebraska borderland, situated along the boundary where Holt and Wheeler counties meet. The terrain is characterized by the expansive Buffalo Flats to the southwest and a network of ephemeral watercourses including Cache Cr and Clearwater Cr. This 2021 survey reveals a sparse human footprint, primarily organized by the Public Land Survey System grid of section lines and gravel roads such as 846 Rd and 495th Ave. The map reflects a contemporary snapshot of a ranching environment where large-scale land divisions and natural hydrology dictate the patterns of life and transit.