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2014 Map of Lake Alice

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Lake Alice
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Lake Minatare and a complex network of man-made waterways dominate this landscape north of the North Platte River valley. The extensive irrigation infrastructure, including the High Line Canal, Supply Canal, and Tri-State Canal, transformed this semi-arid region into a productive agricultural zone during the early twentieth century. These canals feed and connect several reservoirs, most notably Lake Alice and Lake Alice Number Two, which serve as vital water storage for the surrounding Nebraska panhandle farmlands.

Small rural clusters like James and Trout are situated among the gridded county roads, illustrating the area's development around water access and transportation. In the southwestern corner, the Western Nebraska Regional Airport/William B. Heilig Field highlights the area's connection to wider commerce. Natural drainage features like Winters Creek and the Dunham Andrews Drain weave through the relief, showing the original contours of the land before it was heavily modified by the canal systems.