[2] The lake lies to the southwest of the unincorporated community of Lone Star, Kansas.

Unable to continue financing construction, the Commission transferred the Lone Star Lake Project to Douglas County in 1937.

The Clean Lakes Act provided for rehabilitation in 1981, including shoreline restoration and improving water quality.

The spillway was completely reconstructed beginning in 2000 due to severe erosion.

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