Country United States Opening date 1941 Spillways Morning Glory Spillway Height 49 m Length 4,989 m Create Lake McConaughy | Location Keith County, Nebraska Width (base) 1,100 feet (340 m) Creates Lake McConaughy Opened 1941 Total capacity 2.146 km³ Catchment area North Platte River | |
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Kingsley Dam is located on the east side of Lake McConaughy in central Keith County, Nebraska, and is the second largest hydraulic fill dam in the world. It was built as part of the New Deal project. The dam is 162 feet (49 m) tall, 3.1 miles (5.0 km) long, and 1,100 feet (340 m) wide at its base. On the east side of the dam is Lake Ogallala and on the south side is the Kingsley Hydroelectricity Plant. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District are also located in this area. Kingsley Dam, the Kingsley Hydroelectricity Plant, the Morning Glory Spillway, and the Outlet Tower – a large structure near the dam used to release water from the lake – are main visual icons of Lake McConaughy.
Map of Kingsley Dam, Ogallala, NE 69153, USA
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