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Mud Lake (Nebraska)
There are several lakes named Mud Lake within the U.S. state of Nebraska. * Mud Lake, Cherry County, Nebraska. * Mudd Lake, also known as Mud Lake, Logan County, Nebraska Logan County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 716. Its county seat is Stapleton. Logan County is part of the North Platte, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area. In the Nebraska license plate s .... References USGS-U.S. Board on Geographic Names {{authority control Lakes of Nebraska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger oceans, they do form part of the Earth's water cycle. Lakes are distinct from lagoons, which are generally coastal parts of the ocean. Lakes are typically larger and deeper than ponds, which also lie on land, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which usually flow in a channel on land. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. Natural lakes are generally found in mountainous areas, rift zones, and areas with ongoing glaciation. Other lakes are found in endorheic basins or along the courses of mature rivers, where a river channel has widened into a basin. Some parts of the world have many lakes formed by the chaotic drainage patterns left over from the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwest; and Wyoming to the west. It is the only triply landlocked U.S. state. Indigenous peoples, including Omaha, Missouria, Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe, and various branches of the Lakota ( Sioux) tribes, lived in the region for thousands of years before European exploration. The state is crossed by many historic trails, including that of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Nebraska's area is just over with a population of over 1.9 million. Its capital is Lincoln, and its largest city is Omaha, which is on the Missouri River. Nebraska was admitted into the United States in 1867, two years after the end of the American Civil War. The Nebraska Legislature is unlike any other American legislature in that it is unicameral, and its members are elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherry County, Nebraska
Cherry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 5,713. Its county seat is Valentine. The county was named for Lt. Samuel A. Cherry, an Army officer who was stationed at Fort Niobrara and who had been killed in South Dakota in 1881. Cherry County is in the Nebraska Sandhills. It is the largest county in the state at nearly 6,000 square miles (15,500 sq km), larger than the state of Connecticut. In the Nebraska license plate system, Cherry County is represented by the prefix 66 (it had the 66th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922). Geography Cherry County lies on the north side of Nebraska. Its north boundary line abuts the south boundary line of the state of South Dakota. According to the US Census Bureau, the county has an area of , of which is land and (0.8%) is water. It is by far Nebraska's largest county in land area and larger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan County, Nebraska
Logan County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 716. Its county seat is Stapleton. Logan County is part of the North Platte, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area. In the Nebraska license plate system, Logan County is represented by the prefix 87 (it had the eighty-seventh-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922). History Logan County was formed in 1885. It was named for Civil War General John A. Logan. The first railroad was built through Logan County in 1911. Geography The terrain of Logan County consists of low corrugated flatland, sparsely used for agricultural purposes at present. The ground slopes to the east-northeast, with precipitation runoff making its way to the Dismal River north of Logan County. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.08%) is water. Major highways * U.S. Highway 83 * Nebraska Highway 92 Adjacent counties * Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
