Hope this helps
[b]The following water body's have been tested for contaminants
BUT NO FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES ISSUED* [/b]
RIVERS, STREAMS, CANALS [ul] [li]Big Blue River at Crete and Seward [li]Cedar River at Cedar Rapids [li]Loup River at Columbus [li]Rock Creek at Waverly [li]Shell Creek at Schuyler [li]Wahoo Creek at Ashland [li]Platte River at Cozad, Grand Island, and Wood River [li]Wood River at Chapman [li]Aowa Creek at Ponca [li]Bazile Creek at Niobrara [li]Bow Creek at Wynot [li]Muddy Creek at Preston [li]North Fork Big Nemaha River at Salem [li]South Fork Big Nemaha River at Salem [li]Weeping Water Creek at Union [li]Missouri River at Lynch [li]Niobrara River at Verdel and Valentine (NWR) [li]Long Pine Creek at Camp Witness [li]North Platte River at Bridgeport, Hershey, Lewellen, McGrew, Melbeta, and North Platte [li]Frenchman River at Champion [li]Medicine Creek at Stockville [li]Republican River at McCook [li]Keystone Canal (at H-2 Check Dam) [li]Maloney Reservoir Outlet Canal at North Platte [li]South Platte River at Big Springs, North Platte, Ogallala and above Tri-County Diversion [/li][/ul]
LAKES, RESERVOIRS [ul] [li]Big Indian Reservoir at Wymore [li]Rockford Lake east of Beatrice [li]Goose Lake in Holt County [li]Willow Creek Lake near Pierce [li]Calamus Reservoir NW of Burwell [li]Sherman County Reservoir at Loup City [li]Babcock Lake at Columbus [li]Bluestem Lake at Sprague [li]Branched Oak Lake at Malcolm [li]Conestoga Lake at Emerald [li]Holmes Lake at Lincoln [li]Oak Lake at Lincoln [li]Olive Creek Reservoir at Martell [li]Pawnee Lake west of Lincoln [li]Wagon Train Lake at Hickman [li]Yankee Hill Lake SW of Lincoln [li]Elwood Reservoir at Elwood [li]Fort McPherson Lake at Maxwell [li]Gallagher Canyon Reservoir at Clarks [li]Hord Lake at Central City [li]Johnson Lake at Lexington [li]Buckskin Hills Lake at New Castle [li]Chalkrock Reservoir at Fordyce [li]DeSoto Lake at Blair [li]Glen Cunningham Lake at Omaha [li]Heartland Park Lake at Omaha [li]Lewis & Clark Lake north of Crofton [li]Summitt Lake at Tekamah [li]Burchard Lake at Burchard [li]Hackberry Lake SW of Valentine [li]Valentine Mill Pond NW of Valentine [li]Lake Minatare NE of Scottsbluff [li]Island Lake 40 N of Oshkosh [li]Cochran Lake at Melbeta [li]Enders Reservoir at Imperial [li]Swanson Lake at Trenton [li]Bennett Reservoir at Chappel [li]Gerald Gentleman Pond at Sutherland [li]Hershey Lake at Hershey [li]Korty Diversion Pond at Sutherland [li]Lake Maloney at North Platte [/li][/ul]
[#0000bf]A list of lakes around the sidny area. you can check to see if it falls in the safe list above. if it is not on the list, it may just be that it was not tested.[/#0000bf]
Box Butte Reservoir SRA
Dawes County
1600 Located 10N of Hemingford
[url "http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/fishing/programs/lakemapping/pdfs/boxbutte.pdf"]
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Species:
Bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, largemouth & smallmouth bass, pike, walleye, yellow perch, rock bass
Area Regs:
Remarks:
Subject to severe summer drawdown, primitive camping, all boats allowed
Bridgeport SRA
Morrill County
78 Located NW edge of Bridgeport
Species:
Bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, rainbow trout ( NW lake)
Area Regs:
Remarks:
78 acres in 5 lakes (47,2,14,13, & 2 surface acres, primitive camping, all boats allowed on middle pit, all other electric trolling motors only.
Buffalo Creek WMA
Scotts Bluff County
7 Located 5S, 1 1 / 2 W of Melbeta
Species:
Largemouth bass, rainbow trout
Area Regs:
No more than two lines with two hooks per line can be used ice fishing
Remarks:
Access via 1-mile foot trail
Chadron City Reservoirs
Dawes County
20 Located 5 1 / 2 S of Chadron
Species:
Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, yellow perch, rainbow trout
Area Regs:
Remarks:
Two 10 acre ponds, non-powered boats allowed, public access
Chappell Interstate Lake
Deuel County
30 Located 1 / 2 S of Chappell, I-80 Exit 85 - Wheatland Drive
Species:
Black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, walleye, largemouth bass, yellow perch
Area Regs:
Remarks:
Owned and controlled by the city of Chappell, open to public fishing
Goldeneye WMA
Deuel County
17 Located 3W of Big Springs
Species:
Black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, walleye, yellow perch
Grabel ponds
Dawes County
6 Located Ft. Robinson SP
Species:
Rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill, rock bass
Area Regs:
No more than two lines with two hooks per line can be used ice fishing
Remarks:
4 ponds (1, 1, 2 & 2 acres)
Ice House Ponds
Dawes County
6 Located Ft. Robinson SP
Species:
Largemouth bass, bluegill
Area Regs:
No more than two lines with two hooks per line can be used ice fishing.
Remarks:
3 ponds (1, 2 and 3 acres)
Isham Dam
Sheridan County
26 Located NW of Hay Springs
Species:
Bluegill, bullhead, largemouth bass, yellow perch, crappie
Area Regs:
Remarks:
Private lake permission required, all boats allowed
Island Lake
Garden County
711 Located Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 22N of Oshkosh
[url "http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/fishing/programs/lakemapping/pdfs/island.pdf"]
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Species:
Bluegill, crappie, largemouth bass, yellow perch, walleye
Area Regs:
No baitfish allowed only dead smelt
Remarks:
No camping, electric motors only, area open one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset.
Kilpatrick Lake
Box Butte County
160 Located 22W, 1S of Alliance
Species:
Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, tiger muskie, walleye, yellow perch
Area Regs:
Remarks:
Privately owned, but managed by NGPC, special regulations listed at the lake,
Laing Lake
Box Butte County
10 Located Alliance, W. 18th Street & Box Butte Avenue
Species:
Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish
Area Regs:
Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3
Remarks:
Urban Fisheries Program Lake
Lake Minatare SRA
Scotts Bluff County
2300 Located 12NE of Scottsbluff
Species:
Channel catfish, crappie, smallmouth bass, white bass, walleye, wipers, yellow perch
Area Regs:
Waters within 150 feet of the dam are closed to fishing from sunset to sunrise being 12:01 a.m. March 1st and ending 12 p.m. April 30th.
Remarks:
Camping, all boats allowed, closed Oct. 15 - Jan. 14 or as posted, subject to severe drawdowns
Lake Winters Creek
Scotts Bluff County
235 Located N of Minatare
Species:
Channel catfish, yellow perch, bluegill, largemouth bass, walleye, muskie
Area Regs:
Remarks:
Electric trolling motors only, closed Oct. 15 - Jan. 14 or as posted
Morrill Sandpits
Scotts Bluff County
25 Located 3S of Morrill
Species:
Black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, rainbow trout, yellow perch, channel catfish
Area Regs:
Remarks:
25 acres in three lakes (2,15, & 4 surface acres), county owned, permission required, check with Morrill City, no boating or camping allowed
Oliver Reservoir SRA
Kimball County
270 Located 10W of Kimball
Species:
Bluegill, crappie, largemouth bass, yellow perch, walleye, channel catfish, carp, tiger muskie
Area Regs:
Remarks:
All boats, primitive camping, wheelchair accessible fishing pier
Smith Lake
Garden County
225 Located Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 22N of Oshkosh
Species:
Bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass, yellow perch
Area Regs:
No baitfish allow, only dead smelt
Remarks:
No camping, open to fishing Nov. 1st - Feb. 15th. Area open one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset, No boats or float tubes allowed
Smith Lake WMA
Sheridan County
290 Located 23S of Rushville
[url "http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/fishing/programs/lakemapping/pdfs/smith.pdf"]
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Species:
Bluegill, black crappie, bullheads, largemouth bass, yellow perch, pike, walleye
Area Regs:
Remarks:
Primitive camping, motor boats limited to 5 mph (no wake)
Terry's Pit
Scotts Bluff County
7 Located Terrytown
Species:
Largemouth bass, rainbow trout
University Lake
Sioux County
30 Located 7NW of Scottsbluff
Species:
Largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch
Walgren Lake SRA
Sheridan County
100 Located 5SE of Hay Springs
Species:
Bluegill, bullheads, largemouth bass, pike, walleye, yellow perch
Area Regs:
Remarks:
Primitive camping, motor boats limited to 5 mph (no wake), wheelchair accessible fishing pier
Whitney Lake
Dawes County
900 Located 1 1 / 2 W of Whitney
Species:
Channel catfish, crappie, walleye, yellow perch, white bass
Area Regs:
Remarks:
Private irrigation reservoir, access limited
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