Garden County Nebraska

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Oshkosh, Lewellen, Lisco

Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area is 12 miles away from Lewellen, and less than a half hours drive from Oshkosh. Although Lake Mac is not in Garden County (it is in neighboring Keith County), it provides wonderful recreational opportunities for Garden County residents and visitors.

Kingsley Dam was completed in 1941 by the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District, and is one of the largest earthen dams in the world.

Lake McConaughy and Lake Ogallala
Kingsley Dam and Lake McConaughy offers Hawaiian style white sand beaches, year round fishing, hunting, boating, water-skiing, jet-skiing, and all types of water sports. When Lake Mac is full to capacity, there are over 105 miles of shoreline. Trophy bass, walleye and catfish have all been taken here! Anglers can also hook wipers, white bass, catfish, northern pikes and other game fish.

Lake Ogallala offers an Eagle Aerie for viewing the nesting Bald Eagles and has the best trout fishing in the area.

At full storage of 1,948,000 acre-feet, Big Mac is 22 miles long, 4 miles wide for quite some distance from the dam, and 142 feet deep near the dam.

Lake McConaughy is Nebraska's largest lake and its best walleye fishery, but Lake Mac offers plenty of variety.