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2017 Map of Lisco NW

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Lisco NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The North Platte River cuts across the northeastern corner of this western Nebraska landscape, serving as a vital lifeline for the high plains agricultural region. Running parallel to the river, the Belmont Canal demonstrates the intensive irrigation infrastructure necessary to support farming in this semi-arid environment. This area marks a triple-point of Nebraska counties, where Morrill, Garden, and Cheyenne counties converge.

A grid of county roads, including RD 54, RD 137, and RD 56, divides the terrain into the traditional sections of the Public Land Survey System. The map reveals the relationship between the elevated, rolling hills and the fertile river valley, showing how transportation routes were established to connect the disparate ranching and farming operations scattered across the township lines of t17n r47w and surrounding ranges.