Located on the observation tower at Mahoney State Park between Lincoln and Omaha, this location gives a bird's eye view of the Lower Platte River Valley and surrounding wooded bluffs. The river here is mostly fed by groundwater from the Loup Basin which drains a large portion of the Nebraska Sandhills, entering the Platte near Columbus, Nebraska. The location is also very near Lincoln's well field where the city of 250,000 draws the majority of its water supply.

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