Zorinsky Lake Park
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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 acres (1 km²) lake
offering boating and fishing. The park is surrounded by 770 acres (3.1 km²) of public land, including 190 acre (0.7689034 km²) dedicated to wildlife management. The park is home to the Bauermeister prairie, which houses 120 species of plants, birds, and wildlife
.
. The Park was named after the late U.S. Senator Edward Zorinsky
. The park includes two playgrounds, several playing fields and multiple picnic areas. Tree-lined trails running through Zorinsky Lake encompass the perimeter of the lake. The small lake is approximately 3.15 miles (5.1 km) and the big lake is 4.44 miles (7.1 km) around. If you go around both lakes it is 7.4 miles (11.9 km) around the entire lake. The path is marked every tenth of the mile with green markers to give your location around the lake.
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 (1 km²) 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. The maximum speed limit on the lake is 5 mi/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.
Zorinsky Lake is home to a $4.2 million aquatic center, the largest city pool in the Omaha area. WIth a capacity of 410, the next largest pool capacity in Omaha are Oak Heights and Miller Park pools, each with a capacity of 280. The Zorinsky Aquatic Center will have water sprays, two 32 feet (9.8 m) high water slides, and a zero-depth entry pool.
In November 2010, a local Boy Scout
found a zebra mussel
attached to a beer can at the edge of the lake. 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.
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
. Named after Senator
United States Senate
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Edward Zorinsky
Edward Zorinsky
Edward Zorinsky was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Nebraska, serving from 1976 until his death.- Early life :...
of Omaha, the park has a 255 acres (1 km²) lake
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
offering boating and fishing. The park is surrounded by 770 acres (3.1 km²) of public land, including 190 acre (0.7689034 km²) dedicated to wildlife management. The park is home to the Bauermeister prairie, which houses 120 species of plants, birds, and wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet, and has a major impact on the environment, both positive and negative....
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About
Zorinsky Lake Park opened in 1993 after the US Army Corps of Engineers leased the land to the City of OmahaGovernment of Omaha
The government of the City of Omaha, Nebraska consists of the Mayor of Omaha, the Omaha City Council and various departments of the City of Omaha, which in located in Douglas County, Nebraska. The city of Omaha was founded in 1854 and incorporated in 1857....
. The Park was named after the late U.S. Senator Edward Zorinsky
Edward Zorinsky
Edward Zorinsky was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Nebraska, serving from 1976 until his death.- Early life :...
. The park includes two playgrounds, several playing fields and multiple picnic areas. Tree-lined trails running through Zorinsky Lake encompass the perimeter of the lake. The small lake is approximately 3.15 miles (5.1 km) and the big lake is 4.44 miles (7.1 km) around. If you go around both lakes it is 7.4 miles (11.9 km) around the entire lake. The path is marked every tenth of the mile with green markers to give your location around the lake.
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 (1 km²) 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. The maximum speed limit on the lake is 5 mi/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.
Zorinsky Lake is home to a $4.2 million aquatic center, the largest city pool in the Omaha area. WIth a capacity of 410, the next largest pool capacity in Omaha are Oak Heights and Miller Park pools, each with a capacity of 280. The Zorinsky Aquatic Center will have water sprays, two 32 feet (9.8 m) high water slides, and a zero-depth entry pool.
In November 2010, a local Boy Scout
Boy Scouts of America
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found a zebra mussel
Zebra mussel
The zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, is a small freshwater mussel. This species was originally native to the lakes of southeast Russia being first described in 1769 by a German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in the Ural, Volga and Dnieper rivers. They are still found nearby, as Pontic and Caspian...
attached to a beer can at the edge of the lake. 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.