2011 Map of Merchiston

About this map

Plum Creek meanders through the heart of this agricultural landscape in Nance County, Nebraska, eventually joining the larger Loup River near the small settlement of Merchiston. The drainage patterns across this quadrangle reveal a complex network of waterways, including Council Creek and Skeedee Creek, which carve through the plains. Man-made interventions in the natural hydrology are evident at the Hasselbach Reservoir, held by the Hasselbach Dam, and the Fullerton Plant Dam along the Cedar River. This era of the landscape is characterized by its rural infrastructure, featuring the Camp Airport and a grid of secondary roads like Belgrade Rd and Road 137 that link isolated farmsteads. The convergence of the Loup and Cedar rivers at the southern edge highlights a historic corridor of water and transport in this Nebraska prairie region.