Lake Afton

Lake Afton

KDOT map of Sedgwick County (legend)
Location Sedgwick County, Kansas
Coordinates 37°36′41″N 97°37′38″W / 37.61139°N 97.62722°W / 37.61139; -97.62722Coordinates: 37°36′41″N 97°37′38″W / 37.61139°N 97.62722°W / 37.61139; -97.62722
Type Lake
Basin countries United States
Built 1941
First flooded 1945
Surface area 258-acre (104 ha)
Settlements Goddard, Schulte,
Garden Plain, Viola
References [1][2]

Lake Afton is a 258-acre (104 ha) man-made recreational lake in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States, and within the 720-acre (2.9 km2) 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.[2]

The Sedgwick County Commission let a contract for the construction of the Segwick County Boys Detention Home within the Park in April 1960.[2]

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 3 miles (4.8 km) south of U.S. Route 54 / U.S. Route 400 highway.

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References

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