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2014 Map of Republican City

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

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Republican City stands on the northern banks of the expansive Harlan County Lake, a centerpiece of this southern Nebraska landscape. The lake dominates the western portion of the map, featuring recreational and geographic landmarks such as Patterson Harbor, Gremlin Cove, and the prominent Cedar Point. To the east, the Republican River continues its course, flanked by an intricate irrigation network including the Franklin Canal and Naponee Canal, which underscore the agricultural importance of the valley.

The village of Naponee is situated near the river, where the grid of local roads like Broadway St and 1st St meets the rural section lines. This 2014 survey documents the boundary where Harlan and Franklin Counties meet, and further south, the state line between Nebraska and Kansas. Waterways such as Patterson Cr, Eureka Cr, and Turkey Cr drain the surrounding plains into the river system, illustrating the natural drainage patterns that have shaped local settlement and land use.