Lake Afton
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Lake Afton is a Script error: No such module "convert". man-made recreational lake in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States, and within the Script error: No such module "convert". Lake Afton Park. It is located east of the intersection of Viola Rd (263rd St W) and MacArthur Rd (39th St S), between the communities of Goddard, Garden Plain, Schulte, Viola.
History
Ground breaking for the dam occurred on December 29, 1939. The dam was built by Works Progress Administration workers from 1939 to 1941. It opened to the public in 1945.[1]
The Sedgwick County Commission let a contract for the construction of the Segwick County Boys Detention Home within the Park in April 1960.[1]
Lake Afton Public Observatory was constructed within the Park in the late 1970s on the north side of MacArthur Rd.
Directions
Lake Afton is located at 24600 W 39th St S, which is east of the intersection of Viola Rd (263rd St W) and MacArthur Rd (39th St S) in rural western Sedgwick County. MacArthur Rd is located Script error: No such module "convert". south of U.S. Route 54 / U.S. Route 400 highway.
Directions:
- from Goddard, Script error: No such module "convert". west on U.S. Route 54, Script error: No such module "convert". south on Viola Rd, Script error: No such module "convert". east on MacArthur Rd.
- from Garden Plain, Script error: No such module "convert". east on U.S. Route 54, Script error: No such module "convert". south on Viola Rd, Script error: No such module "convert". east on MacArthur Rd.
- from Schulte and K-42, Script error: No such module "convert". west on MacArthur Rd.
- from Viola and K-42, Script error: No such module "convert". north on Viola Rd, Script error: No such module "convert". east on MacArthur Rd.
See also
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- Cheney Reservoir, northwest of Lake Afton
- List of Kansas state parks
- List of lakes, reservoirs, and dams in Kansas
- List of rivers of Kansas
References
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External links
- Script error: No such module "Official website".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Official website
- Fishing information, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
- Sedgwick County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT