Name: Kearny Lake Reservoir

 

County: Johnson

 

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GNIS Entry 

 

Longitude: 1070713W

Latitude: 442710N 

 

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Elevation:  9167/2794

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Reservoir

 

Origin of Name:

Lakes, Johnson County ... , one lake about a mile long and a smaller lake ... , Bighorn National Forest. Named for Phil Kearny, the soldier. Name first applied to the fort on lower Piney Creek in the late sixties (1860's) It was later given to these lakes. Not Kearney.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932

 

Alternative Spellings: Kearney Lake, Kearney Lake Reservoir

 

Other Names: Kearny Lakes

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Willow Park Reservoir

 

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