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Place Name
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Lewis and Clark Lake
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Place Status (Type)
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reservoir
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Location
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Knox County, Nebraska (NE), United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°51'N
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Longitude
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97°29'W
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Lewis and Clark Lake
, reservoir (
50 sq mi/130 sq km), on Nebr. (Knox
co.) and extreme SE S.Dak. (Yankton co.) border, on Missouri R.,
7 mi/11 km E of Yankton; 42°51'N 97°29'W.
Max. capacity 540,000 acre-ft. Formed by Gavins Point Dam
(74 ft/ 23 m high), built (1958) by Army Corps
of Engineers for flood control; also used for power generation,
irrigation, navigation, and recreation.
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