Burlington Lake (former) (Lincoln, Nebraska)

USA / Nebraska / Lincoln / Lincoln, Nebraska
 place with historical importance, draw only border, historical layer / disappeared object
Burlington lake later became Capital Beach (now spelled Capitol Beach)

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The city of Lincoln is where it is because of salt deposits. The area known as Chester Basin, Great Basin and Gregory Basin is where the salt was located.
Water from Oak Creek was diverted into Gregory Basin to form a salt lake.

The water was drained in the 1950's to make room for the interstate construction. You can still see evidence of salt in the satellite pictures of the area between the interstate and the airport.

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Coordinates:   40°49'30"N   96°44'42"W
This article was last modified 11 years ago