Carter Lake

Carter Lake, an oxbow formed by the Missouri River, defines the setting of the City of Carter Lake — its shoreline gives this small Iowa municipality beside Omaha a waterside focus unusual in the metropolitan area. In 1877, a major shift in the Missouri’s channel left the community’s land on the river’s west side. The resulting Iowa–Nebraska boundary dispute reached the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled in 1892 that the state line remained in the former channel. The lake supports boating, fishing and lakeside parks, while local streets connect directly with urban Omaha. View additional webcams nearby to understand how Carter Lake relates to the Missouri River corridor and the Omaha area.

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