HARLAN COUNTY LAKE WCM UPDATE
Congress provided direction and funding in Fiscal Year 2022 for USACE districts across the nation to update Water Control Manuals, or WCMs to evaluate whether any changes in physical, social and environmental conditions around the dam warrant updating the WCP, include a drought contingency plan and meet new requirements for formatting and updating information.
We want your input! Upcoming public meeting:
Monday, April 14, 2025
Johnson Community Center
509 W. Main Street
Alma, NE 68920
Doors open: 5:00 p.m.
Meeting: 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Presentation begins: 5:40 p.m.
Meeting location is ADA accessible
Virtual
Thursday, April 17, 2025
12:00 p.m. CDT via Webex
Meeting number (access code): 2760 197 6481
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Harlan Country Lake is U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operated reservoir located on the Republican River in southeastern Harlan County, Nebraska. In May 1935 a storm poured 24 inches on Republican City, Nebraska, killing over 100 people and destroying the town, causing over $26 million in damages. In response Congress used the Flood Control Act of 1938 to authorize the construction of Harlan County Lake and dam. USACE completed Harlan County dam in 1952. Harlan County Lake occupies 13,250 acres with a total capacity of 150,000 acre feet of water. The authorized purposes for the dam are flood risk reduction, water quality, water supply, fish and wildlife conservation and recreation. Harlan County Lake is located about 2 miles south of rebuilt Republican City, Nebraska and about 7 miles north of the Nebraska/Kansas state line.