2020 Map of Sims Corner

About this map

Sims Corner serves as a lonely landmark in this high plateau landscape of Douglas County, where the geometric precision of the Public Land Survey System meets a terrain carved by ancient glacial floods. The map captures a transition in water management and geography, showing the edge of the Douglas and Grant county line near the northern reaches of Banks Lake. This area is characterized by scattered depressional water bodies like Horse Lake and Ludtke Lake, which punctuate a massive grid of agricultural service roads including Rd 11 NE and Leahy Rd S. The drainage patterns and coulee formations reflect the unique geology of the Channeled Scablands, providing a clear record of the rural infrastructure supporting the region's dryland farming and water storage networks.