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| Atkinson State Recreation Area | |
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  Location within Nebraska  Location within the United States | |
| Location | Holt County, Nebraska, United States |
| Nearest city | Atkinson |
| Coordinates | 42°19′18″N 99°00′00″W / 42.321638°N 99.000102°W |
| Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
| Governing body | Nebraska Game and Parks Commission |
Atkinson State Recreation Area (SRA) was a state park in northcentral Nebraska, United States. The recreation area was located along the Elkhorn River, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of downtown Atkinson, or about 18 miles (29 km) west of O'Neill. The recreation area was managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission until 2010, when it was conveyed to the City of Atkinson. It will remain under their ownership unless the City ceases to operate the lands, in which case the park shall be conveyed back to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.[1]
The park is now known as the Atkinson Mill Race Park. Opportunities for fishing, hiking, picnicking, primitive camping, and modern camping are available.[2]
History
[edit]The original lake was built in 1894 by the Atkinson Milling and Irrigation Company for milling and hydroelectric generation. This continued until 1929 when the dam was washed out due to high water. In 1947, the City of Atkinson deeded the property to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, who began rebuilding the dam. The Commission completed the project in 1949, but it was washed out again in the early 1960s and a third time in 1984. In 1991, a joint project involving the locals, Upper Elkhorn Natural Resource District, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Nebraska Department of Water Resources, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers began to rebuild the dam for what was hopefully the last time. The lake was deepened and the dam has held since then.[3]