University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Robert F. Diffendal, Jr., Publications Natural Resources, School of 2-2004 Geomorphic and Environmental Change Around a Large, Aging Reservoir: Lake C. W. McConaughy, Western Nebraska, USA R. Matthew oJ eckel University of Nebraska - Lincoln,
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[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/diffendal Part of the Geology Commons, Geomorphology Commons, Hydrology Commons, and the Stratigraphy Commons Joeckel, R. Matthew and Diffendal, Robert Jr., "Geomorphic and Environmental Change Around a Large, Aging Reservoir: Lake C. W. McConaughy, Western Nebraska, USA" (2004). Robert F. Diffendal, Jr., Publications. 58. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/diffendal/58 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Natural Resources, School of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Robert F. Diffendal, Jr., Publications by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Geomorphic and Environmental Change Around a THE Large, Aging Reservoir: Lake C. W. McConaughy, GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Western Nebraska, USA OFAMERICA R. M. JOECKEL R. F. DIFFENDAL, JR. Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, IANR, 113 Nebraska Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0517 Key Terms: Reservoir, Shoreline Erosion, Waves, areas during periods of high winds, which are Groundwater frequent in western Nebraska. The water table beneath lands adjacent to the reservoir generally rose until 1953 as the lake was filling. The far-flung ABSTRACT irrigation system of which Lake McConaughy is the key element has elevated water tables as far as 250 Lake C.