$100-$200 million repair project planned at Kingsley Dam on 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, as Kingsley Dam, which created Lake McConaughy on the North Platte River north of Ogallala, will get a new face.
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Kingsley is an earthen dam that is 3.1 miles long and 163 feet high. Behind it is the 22-mile-long Lake McConaughy, which covers 30,500 surface acres.
After hours of repetitive debate, Nebraska lawmakers gave first-round approval to a Pillen-backed bill that would trim more than $120 million from the budgets of various state agencies.Â
