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1980 Map of Trunk Butte

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Trunk Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Trunk Butte rises as a prominent landmark in Dawes County, dominating a landscape shaped by the drainage of the White River and its numerous tributaries. During the early 1980s, this portion of the Nebraska panhandle remained primarily pastoral, with the Chicago and North Western railroad corridor cutting a straight path across the drainage of Big Cottonwood Creek. The presence of the Trunk Butte Sch and the settlement of Hammond provides evidence of the rural community structure that once supported local ranching and agriculture.

Water management is a visible priority on the map, with features ranging from the Baldwin Res in the northwest to the Sewage Disposal Ponds near the western boundary. The terrain is intricately dissected by seasonal watercourses like Dead Horse Cr and Trunk Butte Creek, illustrating the natural erosion patterns of the High Plains. Smaller bodies of water like Swiss Lake and the various reaches of Indian Creek further define this working landscape.