
Scattered ranching operations define this portion of the Nebraska Sandhills, where family holdings like Hebbert Ranch and Simpson Ranch are situated among a complex network of valleys and ephemeral water bodies. The landscape is characterized by a series of distinct topographic depressions, including Middle Valley, Vinton Valley, and Snyder Valley, which cradle a variety of lakes and dry beds. Notable features such as Egan Lakebed and Rothwell Lakebed suggest a terrain where water is often seasonal, yet essential to the cattle operations of the era.
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1948 · Carr Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Spring Valley
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Arthur
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Flats
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Flats
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Spring Valley
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Carr Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Arthur
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · North Platte
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · North Platte
USGS Topo · 1:250,000