Lake Minatare State Recreation Area - Scottsbluff National And State Park
- Address: Scottsbluff , Nebraska, USA
- Website:www.ngpc.state.ne.us
Lake Minatare State Recreation Area
ScottsbluffNebraska, USA
Lake Minatare State Recreation Area Details
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- One of the most popular and scenic recreation areas in Nebraska's Panhandle, Lake Minatare SRA encompasses 2,973 acres, including the 2,158-acre reservoir. It has a unique history and mission unmatched anywhere-else in the state. - Easily accessible by paved road from U.S. 26 or NE 71, Lake Minatare is 6 miles east and 8 miles north of Scottsbluff in the historic North Platte RiverValley. It is surrounded by some of the most notable sites in the history of the opening of the west . . . from Chimney Rock to Scotts Bluff National Monument, just 15 minutes away. - Built in 1915 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, primarily to store irrigation water, Minatare was Nebraska's first federal irrigation impoundment. On August 16, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued Executive Order 2416, which created the North Platte Wildlife Refuge, which includes Lake Minatare, Lake Alice and Winters Creek Lake, as a preserve and breeding ground for native birds. ... more on GoingToTheBeach.com, Inc.
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- www.ngpc.state.ne.us
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