Pawnee Lake State Recreation Area
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Pawnee Lake State Recreation Area (Pawnee Lake SRA) is the second largest of the Salt Valley Lakes
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The lake (technically a reservoir
, since it was created by the damming of Middle Creek) 40°50′20"N 96°51′56"W itself is 740 acres (3 km²), while the park itself is 1800 acres (7.3 km²).
Pawnee Lake is located near Lincoln, Nebraska
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In more recent years, swimming has been prohibited at times because of toxic algae
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Salt Valley Lakes
The Salt Valley Lakes is a system of more than twenty lakes in Lancaster County, Nebraska. Many of the lakes are state recreation areas or wildlife areas.All of the lakes are within twenty-five miles of Lincoln, Nebraska....
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The lake (technically a reservoir
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
, since it was created by the damming of Middle Creek) 40°50′20"N 96°51′56"W itself is 740 acres (3 km²), while the park itself is 1800 acres (7.3 km²).
Pawnee Lake is located near Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
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In more recent years, swimming has been prohibited at times because of toxic algae
Algae
Algae are a large and diverse group of simple, typically autotrophic organisms, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms, such as the giant kelps that grow to 65 meters in length. They are photosynthetic like plants, and "simple" because their tissues are not organized into the many...
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