1983 Map of Kilpatrick Lake NE

About this map

Uhrig Ranch and Bauer Ranch anchor this corner of the Nebraska panhandle in the early 1980s, illustrating the enduring agricultural patterns of the High Plains. The landscape is defined by the ephemeral drainages of South Branch Point Rocks Creek in the north and Snake Creek to the south, separated by the prominent topographic rise of Point Rocks. The widespread distribution of numerous irrigation wells, labeled simply as Irr Well, underscores the transition to groundwater-dependent ranching and farming in Box Butte County. This provisional survey captures the spatial organization of private land holdings and water infrastructure just as modern center-pivot irrigation was becoming a dominant feature of the local rural economy.