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The Rainwater Basin wetland region is a 4,200 sq mi (11,000 km 2) loess plain located south of the Platte River in south-central Nebraska. [1] It lies principally in Adams, Butler, Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, Kearney, Phelps, Polk, Saline, Seward, and York counties and extends into adjacent areas of southeastern Hall, northern Franklin, northern Nuckolls, western Saline, northern Thayer and ...
The Kawarakis Pawnees, the ancestors of the Chaui, Kitkehahki, and Pitahawirata Bands, settled in southeastern Nebraska in approximately 900. Under three treaties with the United States in 1833, 1843, and 1857, the Pawnee ceded all of their lands to the United States government except a reservation 10 miles (16 km) wide by 30 miles (48 km) long ...
Gavins Point Dam is a 1.9-mile-long (3 km) embankment rolled-earth and chalk-fill dam which spans the Missouri River and impounds Lewis and Clark Lake.The dam joins Cedar County, Nebraska with Yankton County, South Dakota a distance of 811.1 river miles (1,305 km) upstream of St. Louis, Missouri, where the river joins the Mississippi River.
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TPWD publishes Texas Parks and Wildlife, a monthly magazine available both in print and online editions. The magazine features articles and full-color photos on topics such as birding, boating, camping, fishing, hunting, state parks, travel, wildlife, and environmental issues. Texas Parks and Wildlife has been in publication since 1942. [14]
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]
This is a list of unincorporated communities in Nebraska. All communities on this list are census-designated places , are listed on the official Nebraska highway map, have post offices located in the community, or have FIPS place codes .
Prairie Queen Recreation Area is located in northcentral Sarpy County, Nebraska, U.S. and approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of downtown Omaha.Prairie Queen consists of between 260 and 335 acres (105 and 136 ha) of parkland of which 135 acres (55 ha) is an artificial reservoir.