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2014 Map of Minatare

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Minatare
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The North Platte River creates a corridor of intensive irrigation across this Scotts Bluff County landscape, where an intricate network of engineered waterways sustains the local agriculture. Major trunk lines like the Fort Laramie Canal, Castle Rock Canal, and Gering Canal carve through the terrain south of the river, while the Minatare Canal and Winters Cr Canal service the northern reaches. This 2014 survey documents the hydraulic infrastructure essential to the region, including the E Gering Drain Reservoir and Cochran Lake.

Settlement patterns are anchored by the towns of Minatare and Melbeta, connected by the Ne-79e Link. In the northern section, the Western Nebraska Regional Airport/William B. Heilig Field serves as a regional transportation hub near Hillerage. For those tracing local heritage, the map identifies several smaller localities such as Carlson and providing the location of the E Lawn Cem. The layout of rural roads, including Wrights Gap Rd and Streeks Rd, provides a precise grid of the modern farming landscape.