2017 Map of Medicine Creek Dam

About this map

Orafino sits at the northern edge of this Frontier County landscape, a region defined by the deep incisions of Mitchell Creek Canyon and Deer Creek Canyon into the Nebraska plains. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the waters of Harry Strunk Lake, held back by the prominent Medicine Creek Dam. This artificial reservoir and the smaller Druse Reservoir to the east represent the modern management of the Republican River basin's tributaries, such as Deer Cr and Muddy Cr. For those tracing local history, the map identifies rural markers including Hammond Cem near the lake shore and Pleasant View Cem situated further north. The network of secondary roads and trails, such as Lake Rd and several numbered routes, connects these points across a terrain characterized by complex drainage patterns and shifting elevations.