Lake McConaughy

General data

Name: Lake McConaughy
Water system: Missouri River
Water type: Artificial lake
Progression: North Platte River -> Platte River (Nebraska) -> Missouri River -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Continental
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Lake McConaughy (known locally and affectionately as Lake Mac) is a reservoir on the North Platte River. The reservoir was named for Charles W. McConaughy, a grain merchant and mayor of Holdrege, Nebraska, one of the leading promoters of the project. The lake, formed by Kingsley Dam, is a man-made body of water that is 35 km long, 6.4 km wide at its largest point, and 43 m deep near the dam is fed by the North Platte River. When full, the reservoir has a capacity of 2.15 km3, covers 144 km2 and has 122 km of shoreline, making it the largest reservoir in Nebraska.

Lake McConaughy

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