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Lancaster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 322,608, [1] making it the second-most populous county in Nebraska. Its county seat is Lincoln, [2] the state capital. The county was created in 1859. Lancaster County is part of the Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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 Salt Valley Lakes is a system of more than twenty lakes in Lancaster County, Nebraska. Many of the lakes are state recreation areas or wildlife areas. All of the lakes are within twenty-five miles of Lincoln, Nebraska. [1] "These areas around Lincoln cover 15,039 total acres, with 4,438 acres of water." [2]
Nebraska's oldest state park Eugene T. Mahoney State Park: Cass: 673.101 acres 272.394 ha: ... Atkinson Lake State Recreation Area; Blue River State Recreation Area;
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[6] [7] Two of the township's quarries were Jaquay Quarry and an area which later became known as Wildwood Lake. Both Jaquay and Wildwood were used as swimming parks in the late 20th century, with Wildwood operating until 2001. On April 11, 1965, an F4 tornado swept through Columbia Township before dissipating to the east in neighboring ...
Wood Lake was founded in 1882 when the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad was extended to that point. [4] It was named for the trees at a nearby lake, which were the source of valuable timber.
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of Nebraska and includes 45,818 acres (185 km 2). The refuge contains the largest protected continuous sand dunes in the U.S. A dozen small lakes and numerous ponds are fed by underground aquifers in areas where the sand dunes are below the water table.