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1973 Map of Wauneta SE

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Wauneta SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Deep ravines and high plateau country converge at the junction of four southwest Nebraska counties in this 1973 survey. The landscape is defined by massive erosional features like Horse Canyon and Sand Canyon in the north, while Milken Canyon and Hay Canyon carve into the southern terrain. This rugged topography creates a distinct boundary for agricultural development, where flat tablelands are meticulously divided by the fine red dashed lines of fence and field boundaries.

Social life in this corner of the High Plains is anchored at the Eden Ch and the Community Hall, providing rare points of assembly in a region primarily dedicated to cattle and dryland farming. Scattered water resources, marked simply as Well, underscore the importance of groundwater for the survival of the rural homesteads that dot the landscape across the borders of Chase, Hayes, Dundy, and Hitchcock counties.