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Place Name
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Harlan County Lake
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Place Status (Type)
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reservoir
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Location
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Harlan County, Nebraska (NE), United States, North America
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Latitude
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40°03'N
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Longitude
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99°12'W
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Harlan County Lake
, reservoir, Harlan co., S Nebr., on
Republican R., 40 mi/64 km SSW of Kearney,
near Kansas state line; c.15 mi/24 km long;
40°03'N 99°12'W. Max. capacity 850,000 acre-ft. Prairie Dog Creek
enters from SW. Formed by Harlan Co. Dam
(100 ft/30 m high), built (1952) by the Army
Corps of Engineers for flood control and irrigation.
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