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2014 Map of Mother Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Nebraska Sandhills in Cherry County are defined by a high concentration of natural basins and seasonal ponds, visible here through a network of water bodies ranging from Little Buck Lake in the north to the large expanse of Mother Lake in the southwest. The landscape is primarily shaped by these depressions, which support a variety of named features like Slim Jim Lake, Big Buck Lake, and the adjacent North Twin Lake and South Twin Lake.

Human activity in this specialized grazing country is concentrated along a few named routes and private ranch operations. Mother Lake Rd and Ashby Rd provide access through the dunes, while the presence of the Davis Ranch Airport underscores the distances inherent in this part of the state. The arrangement of trails such as Trail Rd and roads like Shigg Dr and Adam Dr highlights the sparse, rural nature of the settlement patterns during this era.