2017 Map of White Lake

About this map

White Lake and a series of smaller alkali lakes characterize this corner of the Nebraska Sandhills in the early twenty-first century. The landscape is defined by the Public Land Survey System grid, which divides the terrain into sections within t26n r43w, t26n r42w, and the neighboring townships. The hydrologic network is the dominant feature here, with numerous named basins such as Van Loon Lake, Jennings Lake, and Taylor Lake distributed across the depressions between high dunes. Transportation is limited to primitive routes like 304 Trl and 213 Trl, which navigate the elevation changes to connect remote ranching interests. This 2017 survey reflects a largely undeveloped region where the survival of cattle ranching depends on these seasonal and permanent water bodies like Sandow Lake and Patton Lake.