Zorinsky Lake Park is a park located at 156th and F streets in WestOmaha, Nebraska. Named after SenatorEdward Zorinsky of Omaha, the park has a 255-acre (103 ha) lake offering boating and fishing. The park is surrounded by 770 acres (310 ha) of public land, including 190 acres (77 ha) dedicated to wildlife management. The park is home to the Bauermeister prairie, which houses 120 species of plants, birds, and wildlife.[1]
In response to damaging floods in 1964 and 1965, several dams were constructed on Papillion (Papio) Creek and its tributaries for flood control.[2] In 1984, the reservoir was completed, and then the dam structure was closed in 1989.[3] Zorinsky Lake Park opened in 1993 after the US Army Corps of Engineers leased the land to the City of Omaha. The Park was named after the late U.S. Senator Edward Zorinsky. The park includes two playgrounds, several playing fields and multiple picnic areas.[4] Tree-lined trails running through Zorinsky Lake encompass the perimeter of the lake. The small lake is approximately 3.15 miles (5.07 km) and the big lake is 4.44 miles (7.15 km) around. It is 7.4 miles (11.9 km) around the both lakes. The path is marked every tenth of the mile with green markers to give the location around the lake.[5]
The park hours are from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. 7 days a week. The lake has a surface area of 255 acres (103 ha) and is a day-use facility offering two modern playgrounds, baseball diamonds, soccer fields, a football field, hiking and bicycling trails, and a universally accessible fishing dock. According to the Nebraska Game and Park Commission, Zorinsky Lake was stocked with 79 largemouth bass on April 16, 2009 and 38,000 walleye on June 10, 2009.[6] The maximum speed limit on the lake is 5 mph (8.0 km/h) and there is no-wake boating permitted. The boat ramp is located on the east side of the lake and can be accessed from 156th and f Street.
In November 2010, a local Boy Scout found a zebra mussel attached to a beer can at the edge of the lake.[7] In an attempt to eradicate the invasive mollusk, the lake was partially drained in the winter of 2010–11, lowering its level by 17.5 feet (5.3 m): it was thought that removing the water and exposing the mussels to sub-freezing air temperatures would kill them off.[8]
^Duggan, Joe. "Invasive mussel shows up in Omaha lake". Lincoln Journal Star. 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
^Gaarder, Nancy. "Mussels: Big trouble, small package". Omaha World-Herald. 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
January 21, 2023
zorinsky, lake, park, park, located, 156th, streets, west, omaha, nebraska, named, after, senator, edward, zorinsky, omaha, park, acre, lake, offering, boating, fishing, park, surrounded, acres, public, land, including, acres, dedicated, wildlife, management, . Zorinsky Lake Park is a park located at 156th and F streets in West Omaha Nebraska Named after Senator Edward Zorinsky of Omaha the park has a 255 acre 103 ha lake offering boating and fishing The park is surrounded by 770 acres 310 ha of public land including 190 acres 77 ha dedicated to wildlife management The park is home to the Bauermeister prairie which houses 120 species of plants birds and wildlife 1 Zorinsky Lake ParkView toward dam from north side of lakeTypeRegionalLocationWest OmahaCoordinates41 13 08 N 96 10 02 W 41 21889 N 96 16722 W 41 21889 96 16722 Coordinates 41 13 08 N 96 10 02 W 41 21889 N 96 16722 W 41 21889 96 16722Area1 023 6 acres 414 2 ha Created1993Operated byCity of OmahaStatusOpen all yearAbout EditIn response to damaging floods in 1964 and 1965 several dams were constructed on Papillion Papio Creek and its tributaries for flood control 2 In 1984 the reservoir was completed and then the dam structure was closed in 1989 3 Zorinsky Lake Park opened in 1993 after the US Army Corps of Engineers leased the land to the City of Omaha The Park was named after the late U S Senator Edward Zorinsky The park includes two playgrounds several playing fields and multiple picnic areas 4 Tree lined trails running through Zorinsky Lake encompass the perimeter of the lake The small lake is approximately 3 15 miles 5 07 km and the big lake is 4 44 miles 7 15 km around It is 7 4 miles 11 9 km around the both lakes The path is marked every tenth of the mile with green markers to give the location around the lake 5 The park hours are from 5 00 a m to 11 00 p m 7 days a week The lake has a surface area of 255 acres 103 ha and is a day use facility offering two modern playgrounds baseball diamonds soccer fields a football field hiking and bicycling trails and a universally accessible fishing dock According to the Nebraska Game and Park Commission Zorinsky Lake was stocked with 79 largemouth bass on April 16 2009 and 38 000 walleye on June 10 2009 6 The maximum speed limit on the lake is 5 mph 8 0 km h and there is no wake boating permitted The boat ramp is located on the east side of the lake and can be accessed from 156th and f Street In November 2010 a local Boy Scout found a zebra mussel attached to a beer can at the edge of the lake 7 In an attempt to eradicate the invasive mollusk the lake was partially drained in the winter of 2010 11 lowering its level by 17 5 feet 5 3 m it was thought that removing the water and exposing the mussels to sub freezing air temperatures would kill them off 8 See also EditParks in Omaha Nebraska Trails in OmahaReferences Edit Zorinsky Lake U S Army Corps of Engineers Retrieved 3 23 08 Archived April 13 2006 at the Wayback Machine Omaha District gt Missions gt Dam and Lake Projects gt Salt amp Papio Creeks army mil Total Maximum Daily Loads for Zorinsky Lake Douglas County Nebraska PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2016 01 23 2006parklisting pdf City of Omaha Retrieved 3 23 08 Archived November 13 2007 at the Wayback Machine City tries to make Zorinsky Lake trail safer Alegent Health Retrieved 3 23 08 dead link 2009 Nebraska Fishing Guide Retrieved 6 19 09 dead link Duggan Joe Invasive mussel shows up in Omaha lake Lincoln Journal Star 2010 11 22 Retrieved 2011 04 14 Gaarder Nancy Mussels Big trouble small package Omaha World Herald 2011 02 03 Retrieved 2011 04 14 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zorinsky Lake Park amp oldid 993643612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
