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2017 Map of Swan Lake

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Swan Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Swan Lake and the winding course of the S Fork Elkhorn River define this high plains landscape in southern Holt County. The area is a mosaic of sandhills and wetlands, characterized by numerous ephemeral and permanent water bodies including Rush Lake, Round Lake, Long Lake, and Dimmitt Lake. These basins are concentrated in the northern and central portions of the quadrangle, separated by the low rises typical of the Nebraska Sandhills.

Human presence is marked by a sparse but regular grid of section-line roads, such as 474th Ave and 468th Ave, and historically significant routes like Fort Rd and Frontier Rd. The drainage of Dry Cr feeds into the larger river system, while Clear Lake sits at the southern edge of this survey. The layout of these ranch roads and seasonal water sources provides a detailed look at the rural land use and hydraulic patterns of the region during the early twenty-first century.