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1980 Map of Whitney

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

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Whitney anchors the southeastern corner of this Dawes County landscape, situated where the Chicago and North Western railroad parallels the winding path of the White River. The village is served by the nearby Whitney Cem, while the surrounding prairie is defined by an extensive water management system. Dominating the central terrain is Whitney Lake, supported by a network of infrastructure including a prominent Aqueduct and a Siphon that facilitate movement across the drainage basins.

The western portion of the map transitions into the Oglala National Grassland, where the land is carved by the intermittent flows of Big Cottonwood Creek and Little Cottonwood Creek. Several man-made features like Pilster Reservoir and Stewart Reservoir dot the plains, illustrating the 20th-century efforts to capture runoff in this semi-arid environment. This survey provides a clear record of the intersection between agricultural water needs and the railroad-oriented development of the Nebraska panhandle.