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1986 Map of Sioux City South

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Sioux City South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Missouri River valley serves as the central axis for this mid-1980s map, marking the convergence of Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. In Nebraska, the landscape is defined by the large contiguous territories of the Winnebago Indian Reservation and the Omaha Indian Reservation, which dominate the southern half of the sheet. Industrial and civic development is concentrated at the northern bend, where South Sioux City and Dakota City sit opposite the Iowa side's urban expansion.

Transportation networks are heavily represented through the Burlington Northern Railroad and the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, which connect small agricultural hubs like Wakefield, Emerson, and Walthill. The transition from the alluvial plain to the uplands is punctuated by numerous creeks, including Fiddlers Creek and Blackbird Creek, while recreational areas like Browns Lake State Park and Lewis and Clark State Park highlight the preservation of the river's oxbow lakes.