The Laramie River and its various tributaries and diversions dominate this high-plains landscape in Platte County. The map details an intricate network of early 21st-century irrigation infrastructure, including the Mullen Ditch, Old Muleshoe Drain Ditch, and Iowa Lateral, which support the agricultural life around the settlement of Hightower. These man-made waterways connect natural and artificial reservoirs like Wheeler Lake and the O Bar O Number 3 Reservoir, illustrating the intensive water management required in this arid environment.
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1896 · Hartville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1901 · Hartville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1951 · Dwyer
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Wheatland
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Lewis Flat
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Hightower
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Natwick
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Squaw Rock
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Ferguson Corner
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Hightower SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000