Glenn Cunningham Lake

Glenn Cunningham Lake

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location = Omaha, Nebraska
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Glenn Cunningham Lake is located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The park is located along 96th Street with entrances at State Highway 36, State Street, 96th Street and Rainwood Road. The lake is a part of Little Papillion Creek, which is part of the Papillion Creek watershed.

Glenn Cunningham Lake, named for former Omaha mayor and U.S. Congressman Glenn C. Cunningham, is located in north central Omaha. The lake project opened to the public in 1977. The lake has a convert|390|acre|km2|1|sing=on surface area and a maximum depth of approximately 23 ft (7 m). More than convert|1050|acre|km2|0 of parkland surround the lake, including convert|450|acre|km2|1, north of Nebraska Highway 36, designated as wildlife area.

The lake has been drained and is undergoing an ecosystem reconstruction plan which should be completed in 2008.

External links

* [https://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/missouririver/glenn.html Glenn C. Cunningham Lake]


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