| Lake Afton | |
| Image Bathymetry: | Map of Sedgwick Co, Ks, USA.png |
| Caption Bathymetry: | KDOT map of Sedgwick County (legend) |
| Location: | Sedgwick County, Kansas |
| Coords: | 37.6114°N -97.6272°W |
| Type: | Lake |
| Basin Countries: | United States |
| Date-Built: | 1941 |
| Date-Flooded: | 1945 |
| Area: | 258acres |
| Elevation: | 416m (1,365feet) |
| Cities: | Goddard, Schulte, Garden Plain, Viola |
| Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Lake Afton in Kansas, USA. |
| Reference: | [1] [2] |
Lake Afton is a 258acres man-made recreational lake in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States, and within the 720acres 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.
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.
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 3miles south of U.S. Route 54 / U.S. Route 400 highway.
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