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Science In Your Backyard: Nebraska

Nebraska

  • Nebraska Water Science Center
    dc_ne@usgs.gov
    U.S. Geological Survey
    5231 South 19th Street
    Lincoln, NE 68512-1271
    Telephone: (402) 328-4100
    Fax: (402) 437-5139
    Office hours: 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time

  • National Spatial Data Infrastructure Partnership Office (Liason for: MO, NE, OK)
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Mid-Continent Mapping Center
    1400 Independence Road
    Rolla, MO 65401
    Phone: (573) 308-3744

  • USGS Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
    Email: callen3@unl.edu
    University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    422 Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St
    Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0984
    Phone: 402-472-0449
    Fax: 402-472-2722


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Nebraska State Facts

Image of Nebraska with a star pinpointing the location of the capital.
Locations on image are approximate


Capital: Lincoln(Star shaped icon located on map pinpointing capital.)
Land Area: 76,872 sq. miles
(source: 2003 Census)
Population: 1,739,291
(source: 2003 Census estimate)
Counties: 93
(source: National Association of Counties)
Highest Point:
Panorama Point at 5,424 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Kimball
(source: U.S. Geological Survey)
Lowest Point:
Missouri River at 840 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Richardson
(source: U.S. Geological Survey)
Geographic Center:
Located in Custer County approx. 10 miles northwest of Broken Bow
(source: U.S. Geological Survey)

 

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