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2017 Map of Mitchell

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Mitchell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The North Platte River serves as the central artery for this Scotts Bluff County landscape, where an intricate network of irrigation systems sustains the High Plains agriculture. Water management features like the Tri-State Canal, Enterprise Canal, and Mitchell and Gering Canal crisscross the terrain, enabling the region's productive farming. The settlement of Mitchell occupies the heart of this grid, flanked by secondary hubs like South Mitchell and Pelton.

Genealogists will find the Mitchell Valley Cem and Mitchell Cem clearly marked south and north of the river, respectively. The map also records the presence of the Mitchell-Drain and several laterals, including Lateral Number 10 near Dutch Flats. From the rail corridor along Railway St to the isolated canyon floor of Browns Canyon, the survey provides a detailed look at the infrastructure of the Nebraska panhandle in the early twenty-first century.