A centerpiece of the multifaceted Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District will be undergoing a $100-$200 million repair project, possibly within the next five years, as Kingsley Dam, which created Lake McConaughy on the North Platte River north of Ogallala, will get a new face.
LAKE McCONAUGHY — A centerpiece of the multifaceted Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District will be undergoing a $100-$200 million repair project, possibly within the next five years.
A small boat floats near Kingsley Dam on Monday. The need for better erosion protection underneath all those big rocks on the face of the 3.1-mile-long dam has CNPPID officials studying options for what could be a $100 million to $200 million project.
CNPPID Natural Resources and Compliance Manager Mike Drain, right, tells participants on Monday’s Tri-Basin Natural Resources District tour from Holdrege — headquarters for Central and the NRD — to Lake McConaughy about the need to reface Kingsley Dam. Dam Foreman Nate Nielsen is at left.
A sign near Kingsley Dam lists Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District as the lake’s owner-operator, and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission as recreation facilities operator.
A small boat floats near Kingsley Dam on Monday. The need for better erosion protection underneath all those big rocks on the face of the 3.1-mile-long dam has CNPPID officials studying options for what could be a $100 million to $200 million project.
CNPPID Natural Resources and Compliance Manager Mike Drain, right, tells participants on Monday’s Tri-Basin Natural Resources District tour from Holdrege — headquarters for Central and the NRD — to Lake McConaughy about the need to reface Kingsley Dam. Dam Foreman Nate Nielsen is at left.
A sign near Kingsley Dam lists Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District as the lake’s owner-operator, and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission as recreation facilities operator.
