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2011 Map of Wolf Lake

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Wolf Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Wolf Lake and its surrounding ranchlands characterize this portion of Cherry County, where the landscape is defined by the drainages of the North Loup River and Gordon Creek. The area is marked by a network of established family ranching operations, including the Becker Ranch, D Phillips Ranch, and Coble Ranch, the latter of which features the Coble Dam and Coble Reservoir. These labels provide a window into the land use and property ownership in Nebraska's Sandhills at the start of the 21st century.

Water is the central feature of the terrain, with numerous basins like Rat Lake, Evy Lake, and Mud Lake dotting the map. Smaller seasonal encampments such as Phillips Camp and Kimes Camp suggest the localized activity hubs of the region. Notable topographic features including Aljo Hill and Pullman Valley frame the watershed of Betsy Creek and Mud Creek, showing the subtle but critical elevation changes that govern water flow in this high plains environment.