Photographing Lake Manawa State Park

Lake Manawa State Park

Formed by flooding of the Missouri River in 1881, Lake Manawa is the centerpiece of this 1,529-acre nature area located in Council Bluffs, Iowa

Text & Photography By Buck Christensen

Published December 31, 2018
Updated January 7, 2019

Formed by flooding of the Missouri River in 1881, Lake Manawa is the centerpiece of this 1,529-acre nature area located in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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