Kearney's Turkey Creek on its way to becoming a rapid-riding destination

The Kearney Whitewater Association has received $25,000 to turn Turkey Creek into a rapid-riding destination.

Thanks to Central Platte natural Resource District funding the creek will turn into a summertime kayaking hotspot.

"Our goal is to develop white water features like they have in Colorado and other towns, their an attraction for the town and creates a lot of recreation for the community," Bruce Karnatz said.

Right now, people go to Yanney Park like Becky and her dog Stella.

"I've seen a lot of people out here doing it and I think it would be really, really fun," Becky Wallin said.

Bruce and Brad from the KWA have done a great deal of cleaning up the canal the funding will allow them to uproot trees.

"In a few years we'll have the canal cleaned up to the point where it will be real safe environment for families to come out and kayak and also be an attraction for people from outside the city of Kearney and outside of the state of Nebraska to come here recreate and spend some of their dollars in our town," Brad Eifert said.

The KWA will add new kayak launch sites by11th street and another by Central Avenue's.

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