Kinsley Dam is one of the world's largest earthen dams, 3.1 miles long and 162 feet high. The Kinsley Dam was built between 19 as part of the New Deal Project. The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District created Lake McConaughy by impounding the North Platte River. Although Big Mac was created to serve as an irrigation reservoir and hydroelectric plant for southwest Nebraska, the lake is a major recreation destination for fishing, boating, sailing, windsurfing, water sports, camping and hunting. Lake McConaughy is conveniently located near Interstate 80 in southwestern Nebraska's Prairie Lakes region near the city of Ogallala, the county seat of Keith County. Lake McConaughy, commonly called Big Mac, is Nebraska's largest reservoir with 30,500 acres and 76 shoreline miles.
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