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Place Name
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Swanson Reservoir
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Place Status (Type)
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reservoir
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Location
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Hitchcock County, Nebraska (NE), United States, North America
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Latitude
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40°10'N
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Longitude
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101°03'W
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Swanson Reservoir
, Hitchcock co., SW Nebr., on Republican R.,
23 mi/37 km W of McCook and W of Trenton;
6 mi/9.7 km long; 40°10'N 101°03'W. Max.
capacity 361,500 acre-ft. Formed by Trenton Dam
(92 ft/28 m high), built (1953) by the Bureau
of Reclamation for irrigation, flood control, and recreation. Swanson
Reservoir State Recreation Area on both shores.
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