OGALLALA, Neb. (KOLN) - During a visit to Ogallala, we stopped at the Lake McConaughy Visitors and Water Interpretive Center, to rediscover why the lake is so important to the state. We talked with ...

In early spring, Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District officials were skeptical that Lake McConaughy would fill up this year. “Runoff from snowpack in the North Platte Basin was ...

BROKEN BOW, Neb. — Lake McConaughy, the Great Depression-era reservoir that attracts more than 1 million annual visitors in western Nebraska, is on the verge of a 21st-century makeover. The Nebraska ...

OGALLALA - Lake McConaughy is Nebraska's ocean. When full, the lake stretches west for 22 miles from Kingsley Dam to where it meets the North Platte River, the source of most of its water. The lake is ...

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission plans to delay consideration of the proposed recommendations to the Lake McConaughy Visitor Management plan at its Wednesday meeting. “We have listened ...

Ogallala, Nebraska is a one-stop shop for outdoor summer adventure. “Not Your Ordinary Town!” boasts a mural on East 1st and North Spruce, marking the entrance into downtown Ogallala, Nebraska.

All but one dock was pulled from the water at Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area Friday for the winter season. Winter winds, ice and blowing sand make the docks unsafe to use during the winter ...

HOLDREGE — As irrigation season approaches, Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District engineers expect to see increasing North Platte River flows into Lake McConaughy. According to a press ...

People begin building sand sculptures at the Kites and Castles event at Lake McConaughy on Saturday. If Lake McConaughy is Nebraska's largest rain gauge or drought monitor, it's been dry out there.

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.

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - The body of a male kayaker who went missing Sunday at Lake McConaughy was recovered Monday afternoon according to a spokesperson with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission ...

We visited Cottonwood Lake, Blue Mesa Reservoir, Grand Lake, and Nebraska’s Lake McConaughy to help you plan the perfect lake trip. Our lakes might not bear the “Great” honorific—because we don’t feel ...