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2011 Map of Wood Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Wood Lake anchors the southwestern corner of this Cherry County landscape, situated along the local transit corridor of Main St and Road E89. The settlement serves as a vital community hub for the surrounding ranching country, containing the Wood Lake Post Office and providing local amenities such as the Wood Lake City Park Campground. Just east of the town center, Mount Hope Cemetery provides a primary point of interest for genealogists and local historians researching the families of this region.

The topography transitions into the open terrain of Porter Valley to the northeast, where the Porter Valley School stands as a testament to the rural education system in the Nebraska Sandhills. A network of seasonal and permanent watercourses, including Evergreen Creek, Dry Creek, and the South Fork Fairfield Creek, defines the drainage patterns of the valley. This 2011 survey documents the essential infrastructure of a small Nebraska community and its relationship to the expansive prairie landscape.