2021 Map of Middle Valley

About this map

Middle Valley sits at the heart of this Nebraska Sandhills landscape, where a series of northwest-to-southeast oriented valleys define the local geography. These depressions, including Drake Valley and Snyder Valley, serve as natural basins for numerous small lakes and wetlands characteristic of Grant County. Water features such as Egan Lake and Spring Valley Lake are joined by the curiously named Claw Hammer Lake near the southern boundary. This 2021 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey illustrates the modern ranching infrastructure of the region, where rural roads like S Whitman Rd and Simpson Ln follow the natural contours of the valley floors. The land is precisely divided by the Public Land Survey System, marked here by the intersections of t22n r37w, t22n r36w, t21n r37w, and t21n r36w, reflecting the enduring grid of American western settlement.