Broadwater, NE

Broadwater is a village in Morrill County, Nebraska, United States. The 2020 census counted 95 residents. The Battle of Rush Creek between the U.S. army and warriors of the Cheyenne, Lakota Sioux, and Arapaho Indian tribes took place in 1865, 4 miles southeast of present-day Broadwater, where Cedar Creek enters the North Platte River. Broadwater is in southeastern Morrill County, less than a mile north of the North Platte River. That mix gives Broadwater a clear local shape within Nebraska, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. U.S. Route 26 passes through the village, leading northwest 15 miles to Bridgeport, the county seat, and southeast 30 miles to Oshkosh.