Category archives for Nebraska

South Platte River-Frenchman Creek drainage divide area landform origins in the Colorado northeast corner, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the South Platte River-Frenchman Creek drainage divide area in the Colorado northeast corner. The South Platte River originates in the Colorado Front Range and flows in a southeast, north-northeast, and east-southeast direction before turning to flow in a northeast direction to the […]

Lodgepole Creek-South Platte River drainage divide area landform origins near the Wyoming-Nebraska-Colorado corner, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Lodgepole Creek-South Platte River drainage divide area near the Wyoming-Nebraska-Colorado corner. The South Platte River flows in a north direction just east of the Colorado Front Range into northern Colorado and then turns in an east-southeast, east, and northeast direction to […]

Lodgepole Creek-South Platte River drainage divide area landform origins in Cheyenne and Kimball Counties, Nebraska and Sedgwick and Logan Counties, Colorado, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Lodgepole Creek-South Platte River drainage divide area in Kimball and Cheyenne Counties, Nebraska and Sedgwick and Logan Counties, Colorado. Kimball and Cheyenne Counties are located along the south margin of the Nebraska panhandle and Sedgwick and Logan Counties are located in […]

North Platte River-Lodgepole Creek drainage divide area landform origins in Morrill and Cheyenne Counties, Nebraska, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the North Platte River-Lodgepole Creek drainage divide area in Morrill and Cheyenne Counties, Nebraska. Morrill and Cheyenne Counties are located in the Nebraska Panhandle with Morrill County north of Cheyenne County and the northeast corner of Colorado located south of Cheyenne County. […]

North Platte River-South Platte River drainage divide area landform origins in Deuel, Garden, and Keith Counties, Nebraska, USA

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the North Platte River-South Platte River drainage divide area in Deuel, Garden, and Keith Counties, Nebraska. Deuel, Garden, and Keith Counties are located in western Nebraska west of where the northeast oriented South Platte River and the southeast oriented North Platte River meet […]

Horse Creek-Pumpkin Creek drainage divide area landform origins along the Wyoming and Nebraska border and east of Goshen Hole, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Horse Creek-Pumpkin Creek drainage divide area along the Wyoming-Nebraska border just east of the Goshen Hole basin. Horse Creek originates at the west edge of the Wyoming Laramie Mountains and flows in an east-northeast direction across the Laramie Mountains to near […]

Chugwater Creek-Horse Creek drainage divide area landform origins in the Wyoming and Nebraska Goshen Hole region, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Chugwater Creek-Horse Creek drainage divide area in the Wyoming and Nebraska Goshen Hole region. Goshen Hole is a large and deep east oriented escarpment surrounded basin located between the southeast oriented North Platte River valley and the north to south oriented […]

White River drainage basin landform origins, Nebraska and South Dakota, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The White River originates as a southeast-oriented river in northwest Nebraska and then turns to flow in a northeast direction into western South Dakota before turning to flow in a generally east direction to the southeast-oriented Missouri River. The White River drainage basin includes most of […]

Niobrara River drainage basin landform origins, Nebraska, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This Niobrara River drainage basin landform origins overview essay provides highlights from more detailed essays which illustrate and interpret detailed topographic map evidence. The detailed essays can be found under Niobrara River on this website’s sidebar category list. All interpretations in this overview essay and the […]

Elkhorn River drainage basin landform origins, northeast Nebraska, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This essay provides an overview of more detailed Elkhorn River drainage basin essays, which can be found under Elkhorn River on this website’s sidebar category list. All essays use topographic map evidence to interpret Elkhorn River drainage basin landform origins. The Elkhorn River drainage basin is […]

Loup River drainage basin landform origins, Nebraska, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This essay provides an overview of more detailed Loup River drainage basin landform origins essays, which can be found under Loup River on this website’s sidebar category list. Detailed essays illustrate and discuss topographic map evidence for all drainage divides surrounding the Loup River drainage basin […]

Platte River drainage basin landform origins, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic maps Abstract: This overview essay provides highlights from more detailed essays illustrating and describing topographic map evidence which is interpreted to determine origins of drainage divides between all major Platte River tributary drainage basins and Platte River drainage divides with all major adjacent drainage basins. Detailed essays upon which […]

Big Blue River drainage divide area landform origins, Nebraska and Kansas, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This essay provides an overview of detailed essays describing landform origins along drainage divides in and adjacent to the Nebraska and Kansas Big Blue River drainage basin. The detailed essays can be found under Big Blue River on this website’s sidebar category list. All interpretations in […]

Ponca Creek-Keya Paha River drainage divide area landform origins, South Dakota and Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic evidence Abstract: The Ponca Creek-Keya Paha (and Niobrara) River drainage divide area discussed here is located along the South Dakota-Nebraska border, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Ponca Creek-Keya Paha (and Niobrara) River drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has […]

Little White River-Niobrara River drainage divide area landform origins, South Dakota and Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Little White River-Niobrara River drainage divide area discussed here is located along the South Dakota-Nebraska border, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Little White River-Niobrara River drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has not previously been […]

Keya Paha River-Niobrara River drainage divide area landform origins, South Dakota and Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Keya Paha River-Niobrara River drainage divide area discussed here is located along the South Dakota-Nebraska border, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Keya Paha River-Niobrara River drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has not previously been […]

White River-Niobrara River drainage divide landform origins, northwest Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The White River-Niobrara River drainage divide area discussed here is located in northwest Nebraska, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the White River-Niobrara River drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has not previously been used to interpret the […]

Hat Creek-White River drainage divide area landform origins, southwest South Dakota and northwest Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Hat Creek-White River drainage divide area discussed here is located in northwest Nebraska and southwest South Dakota, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Hat Creek-White River drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has not previously been […]

Cheyenne River-Niobrara River drainage divide area landform origins between Old Woman Creek and Hat Creek, northwest Nebraska, southwest South Dakota, and eastern Wyoming, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Cheyenne River-Niobrara River drainage divide area between Old Woman Creek and Hat Creek discussed here is located in northwest Nebraska, southwest South Dakota and eastern Wyoming, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Cheyenne River-Niobrara River drainage divide area have been available for more than […]

Niobrara River-Elkhorn River drainage divide area landform origins, Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Niobrara River-Elkhorn River drainage divide area discussed here is located in northeastern Nebraska, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Niobrara River-Elkhorn River drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has not previously been used to interpret the […]

Niobrara River-North Loup River drainage divide area landform origins, Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Niobrara River-North Loup River drainage divide area discussed here is located in northern Nebraska, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Niobrara River-North Loup River drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has not previously been used to […]

Niobrara River-Snake Creek drainage divide area landform origins, western Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Niobrara River-Snake Creek drainage divide area discussed here is located in western Nebraska, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Niobrara River-Snake Creek drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has not previously been used to interpret the […]

Niobrara River-North Platte River drainage divide area landform origins, eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Niobrara River-North Platte River drainage divide area is located in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Niobrara River-North Platte River drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has not previously been used […]