2014 Map of Lexington West

About this map

The braided channels of the Platte River dominate the southern portion of this landscape, reflecting the essential water-management infrastructure of central Nebraska. This 2014 survey documents a complex network of irrigation systems, including the Dawson County Canal, Cozad Canal, and Thirtymile Canal, which define the agricultural productivity of the region. On the western edge of Lexington, residential streets like W Pacific Ave meet industrial and transport hubs such as Jim Kelly Field. Further out into the township, long-established markers of local heritage remain visible at Grace Cem and Hewitt Cem. The presence of the Darr Bridge and various lateral drains, such as the Berquist Lateral, illustrates how the movement of water and people has been engineered across the flat valley floor, where Spring Cr and Buffalo Cr wind toward the larger river system.