Lukassen Reservoir sits in the southeast corner of this Kimball County landscape, providing a rare water feature in an otherwise high-plains environment defined by its strict section-line layout. This 2014 survey illustrates the precision of Nebraska's rural infrastructure, where the grid of county roads, such as Co Road 52 and Co Road 23, dictates the movement and settlement patterns of the region. The terrain is marked by subtle drainage patterns and high points that rise toward the northwest, with the road network adapting only slightly to these contours. Landowners and local historians can trace the continuity of rural access through routes like Co Road 48 and Co Road 44, which connect the scattered agricultural holdings of this prairie district.
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1954 · Scottsbluff
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Scottsbluff
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1972 · Bushnell
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Kimball
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Oliver Reservoir
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Kimball 2 NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Kimball 2 SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Kimball 2 SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Kimball 2 NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Kimball 1 NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000