2021 Map of Keystone

About this map

The North Platte River and its parallel Sutherland Canal dominate this portion of Keith County, defining a complex corridor of water management in the Nebraska Sandhills region. The settlement of Keystone serves as a central landmark, situated just north of the river's braided channels and the massive irrigation infrastructure. The landscape reveals the critical role of water transport and diversion, with the Paxton Canal and South Platte River appearing at the southern edge of the survey area near the community of Roscoe. Smaller tributaries like Whitetail Cr and Spring Cr feed into the Platte, while the grid of rural roads such as Rd East 170 and Keystone Sarben Rd connects the dispersed agricultural homesteads and the small siding of Broganville. This layout illustrates the intersection of natural hydrology and engineering that sustains the local cattle and farming economy.