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Largest lake, shared with South Dakota. Long 155 5 mph Brown south of Ainsworth Mallard Landing 90 Douglas County: private lake Maloney: 1,650 Lincoln: near North Platte McConaughy: 30,500 Keith: near Ogallala. Largest lake entirely within the State of Nebraska. Lake Minatare: 2,158 Scotts Bluff NE of Scotts Bluff Ogallala 650 5 mph Keith near ...
The plant and animal life in the Pine Ridge is atypical for Nebraska; the ecology is very similar to the Black Hills, 50 miles (80 km) to the north.The dominant tree in the Pine Ridge is the ponderosa pine; deciduous trees (such as cottonwoods) are also present in canyon bottoms.
The Nebraska National Forest is a United States National Forest located within the U.S. state of Nebraska. The total area of the national forest is 141,864 acres (221.663 sq mi; 574.10 km 2 ). The forest is managed by the U.S. Forest Service 's Nebraska Forests and Grasslands Supervisor's Office in Chadron, Nebraska .
Dawes County, Nebraska, United States: Nearest city: Chadron, Nebraska: Coordinates: Area: 6,600 acres (26.71 km 2) Governing body: United States Forest Service: Website: Pine Ridge Ranger District/Pine Ridge National Recreation Area
Nebraska National Forest; S. Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest This page was last edited on 8 October 2024, at 01:14 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Chadron State Park is a public recreation area located within the Nebraska National Forest, nine miles (14 km) south of Chadron, Nebraska, in the northwestern portion of the state. [2] The park's 974 acres (394 ha) include a portion of the Pine Ridge escarpment and Chadron Creek.
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge in the central Panhandle covers 45,849 acres (18,554 ha). [17] The Nature conservancy 's Niobrara Valley Preserve in Cherry, Brown, and Keya Paha counties covers 60,000 acres (202 km 2 ) and includes a 25-mile (40 km) stretch of the river.
Aerial view of Lake McConaughy from the south. The lake, formed by Kingsley Dam, is a man-made body of water that is 22 miles (35 km) long, 4 miles (6.4 km) wide at its largest point, and 142 feet (43 m) deep near the dam (at full capacity) – it was constructed between 1936 and 1941 and is fed by the North Platte River. [2]