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\``LEWELLEN Ol ACCESS ROAD NUMBER(BLACK NUMBERS) Kingsley Dam
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<br /> b;;, I6 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA
<br /> CEDAR U AREA NUMBER(BLUE NUMBERS--SEE CHART BELOW) Kingsley Dam was built between 1936 and 1941 by pumping sand
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<br /> "0T"P,+F R,�ER �' U OMAHA I S OTTER < - _ N from the bed of the North Platte River to form its sides while pumping
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<br /> l4 w IZ r $P "�� loess soil mixed with water into the center of the structure to form a
<br /> �~ R SHORE 17 MILES TO
<br /> �' E watertight core. Pumping from the downstream side of the dam formed
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<br /> ASH HOLROYWZ ,' •5 ���_ 5 14 13 N 5 Lake Ogallala. Water is prevented from seeping beneath the dam by
<br /> { \7 5 I --•.. y i 10 9 S a solid wall of interlocked steel sheet piling. Varying in depth from 30
<br /> 5 I5,- 20 s �� p to 160 feet,the piling ties into an impervious Brule clay formation.
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<br /> HISTORICAL PARK&
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<br /> VISITORS CENTER 5 15 t-, 20 25 35 40 25 15 \ LEMOYNE BEACH ARTHUR Irrigation Pioneers
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<br /> 0 5 `'15 120 35 45 50 50 2 `�►,. - © MARTIN As early as the 1880s, citizens of south-central Nebraska were dis-
<br /> WINOLA$$HILL �? APPROX.WATER IS I 10 20 45 50 l� 6
<br /> p DEPTHS AT 60 eo T *14 s O cussing the possibility of bringing irrigation to the area. Interest in
<br /> FOUR WINDLASSES WERE USED TO 18 ti ELEVATION 3265 ~`�
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<br /> LOWER OREGON TRAIL WAGONS K 35 70 70 55 i.• / irrigation grew with each successive drought cycle until the drought
<br /> INTO ASH HOLLOW CANYON lUl 3 1 9�' 65
<br /> A f g g g Y 9
<br /> t 70 `� - - . © I and economic depression of the 1930s helped convince state and fed-
<br /> t o a 65 70 7s 80
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<br /> psH HOLLOW ,T � es 80 as 9s 90 �!� "� eral officials and community leaders of the need for irrigation. The
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<br /> o ���TTT �RDAD Public Works Administration approved funding for the Central Nebraska
<br /> l t 5 65 75 90 95 05 95 95 55 20 KINGSLEY
<br /> 1 \\ DAM Public Power and Irrigation District's(Central)hydro-irrigation project
<br /> 95 105 110 115 120 125
<br /> �� o I 35 90 LAKE in 1935 and construction began in 1936. Kingsley Dam was closed
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<br /> OREGON TRAIL 1 13 MILES TO BIG Q �20� 40 95 100 1os 120 130 13s and dedicated in 1941 and project operations began soon afterward.
<br /> SPRINGS B 1-$O i 28
<br /> `\ �r4U APPROX.WATER 85 95 11° CONTROL TOWER 11 ',
<br /> \ 1 ° os The dam and reservoir are named for George P. Kingsley, a Minden
<br /> c,P DEPTHS AT f MORNING GLORY NPPD
<br /> ELEVATION 3265 \ DIVERSION DAM
<br /> Note: 16 co OE Q > 65 7s 90 110 137 \� banker,and C.W. McConaughy,a grain merchant and mayor of Hold-
<br /> Signs are posted at Lake McConaughy to indicate the presence of endangered k ° k — '-- . rege,two of the leading promoters of the project. Although neither lived
<br /> least terns and the threatened piping plovers,two bird species that nest on the lake's m ,. \ KINGSLEY HYDRO
<br /> beaches during the spring and summer. It's not possible to place signs at every nesting site, If LAKE to see completion of the project,their leadership and perseverance even
<br /> but regardless of whether or not the areas are marked,disturbance of a listed species is a violation 24 ' m �DGROAD A tually culminated in a public power and irrigation project that helped
<br /> of federal and state laws. The best action to take upon discovering a nest--simply a shallow scrape r Nebraska become one of the nation's leading agricultural states.
<br /> in the sand--is to avoid it completely! IS
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<br /> LAKEVIEW 22 ® BURMA 125 Central Toda
<br /> In addition,there are a number of archeological sites at Lake McConaughy identified as eligible for the National Rom, - y
<br /> Historic Register. Please be aware that unauthorized collection of artifacts or fossils at the lake is prohibited by law. 10 OGALLALA rc-I ,
<br /> BEACH ® CABINS 21 Known for many years as the "Tri-County Project," today the public
<br /> power and irrigation district is known as"Central,"or the"Central Dis-
<br /> Facilities at ,, ? 1// 15 m trict." Central is a political subdivision of the State of Nebraska gov-
<br /> Lake McConaughy /Q//t m erned by an elected board of directors. The project's hydroelectric
<br /> Q Q m °��' o m io r Q //it 4, 1 I o i z s a facilities are licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
<br /> Dm v N zi J m Y -4 y Y r pj -q SCALE OF MILES
<br /> m Um m ° m m m v ; o m m U In addition to irri ation and h droelectric ower, Central's ro ect ro-
<br /> m r U o m a a m °' > c 3 U ar g Y p p J p m r m c o C7 a,�,m ti W � m �, U U` � ro` 2 , v r m ° {° T Q r m o in vides man other benefits to the ublic: roundwater rechar e to more
<br /> m � C o o '� m a`°i Q Q` � �" �m y m a '� ��' � cM Y p g g 01 : Q 2 a` rn o o U e. Q L15' ,, o & o i OGALLAL than 300,000 acres; water-based recreational opportunities at Lake
<br /> AREA NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 A,'A McConaughy, Lake Ogallala, Jeffrey Lake, Midway Lake, Johnson
<br /> ///��—��� SGuiH PLATTE RIVER
<br /> Information&Visitors Center Lake, Elwood Reservoir and several smaller lakes along the Supply
<br /> Concession • • .-440 Canal;fish and wildlife habitat in the Platte River Basin;and economic
<br /> Cafe/Food Service • • • • • • • • • •
<br /> Groceries,etc. gains for several sectors of the state's economy.
<br /> Trailer Park • • •
<br /> Mobile Home Park • •
<br /> Private Cabins •
<br /> Public Cabins $ANDY BE^`" _ Inset map -- Northeast Shore Area
<br /> ENTRANCE- ir1E4 --BEACH ACCESS
<br /> State Modern Camp •
<br /> Camp Area • • • • • . . . . . . . • SHORELINE ROAD
<br /> Boat Marina . • • • • • WEST SHADY
<br /> BEACH HIGHWAY 92 4
<br /> Boat&Motor Rental • • • • . • • TRAILER ARTHUR BAY Cyr
<br /> \ DUMP SHORELINE ROAD ENTRANCE-GATE 2 TRAILER DUMP 4k MARTIN BAY
<br /> Boat Supplies&Service 1 STATION SHORELINE ROAD STATION `� 6i BOAT RAMP
<br /> SANDY BEACH ` BLUE, '•••,. ARTHUR BAY TRAILER DUMP SPOTTED TAIL
<br /> LONE EAGLE MARTIN BAY
<br /> Boat Launching HERON CAMPGROUND SHOWER/RESTROOM li STATION Ices-AROUND H EACH-#6 ,44/4044 MARTIN BAY
<br /> SANDY BEACH BEACH • ` \ ` MARTIN BAY ENTRANCE-GATE I
<br /> Boat Ramp POINT . EAST No NA BEA tl•#s
<br /> WEST BEACH - • BAY BEACH MARTIN BAY
<br /> Fish Cleaning Station • • • • • • • ', BAY BEACH -BAYTBEACH - • V WEST NH NAME - K-4 I.--BEACH-#J MARTIN BAT--
<br /> Fishin Supplies WEST ARTHUR 'EAT BEACH CABIN
<br /> Fishing pp \ BAY BEACH ARTHUR BAY BEACH LITTLE THUNDER BAY BEACH AREA A BEACH-#4
<br /> BAY CAMPGROUND •--MARTIN BAY MARTIN BAY
<br /> RV Dump Station . • • • $EAGULL�eE,C, BOAT MARTIN BAY, BEACH-#B BEACH-#3 `,
<br /> RAMP BEACH-#9' MARTIN BAT
<br /> Toilets . . . . . . . . . . . . • BEACH BEACH-#2
<br /> Drinking Water . . . . . • MARTIN BAY
<br /> BEACH-#1
<br /> Observation Point • • g
<br /> Coin-Operated Showers . , . SWIMMING
<br /> BEACH
<br /> P 02008,The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District BEACH Tc
<br /> Marine Septic Pump-Out Visit Central's web site at www.cnppid.com/ 3
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