Twin Buttes rises as a prominent landmark in this section of Garden County, Nebraska, where the arid High Plains landscape meets an intricate network of early 21st-century water management. The course of Blue Cr is supplemented by a series of irrigation works, including the Blue Cr-Canal, Paisley Canal, and Hooper Canal, reflecting the vital importance of water rights in this ranching country. Natural water sources like Rattlesnake Spring and Dugout Spring sit nestled within the terrain, while the Jackson-Paisley-Robinson Reservoir in the southwest provides significant water storage. A grid of section roads, such as Road 193 and Road 197, provides access across the undulating terrain, following the legal divisions of the Nebraska Sandhills.
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1900 · Chappell
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1949 · Rackett
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Crescent Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Rackett
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Scottsbluff
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Scottsbluff
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1971 · Twin Buttes
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Ruthton
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Barn Butte
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Old Baldy
USGS Topo · 1:24,000