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Fish Consumption Advisories

Fish consumption advisories are in effect at the Nebraska lakes and stream segments listed on the table below. Samples are collected by the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, analyzed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and advisories are issued by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. A more detailed explanation of the sampling program can be found in the document, “Regional Ambient Fish Tissue Program: 2022 Assessment Report.



Eat Safe Fish in Nebraska
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The advisories listed below are not a ban on eating fish, but it is suggested that the public limit long-term consumption of fish caught from those specific waterbodies to eight ounces per week (for adults). These advisories are based on sampling taken through 2022. The table below lists the waterbody advisories by county and the contaminants of primary concern. Many compounds were analyzed in the samples, but only the primary ones listed led to consumption advisories.


Fish Consumption Advisory Sites In Nebraska Through 2022:



MAP
I.D. #
WATERBODY
COUNTY
FISH SPECIES
POLLUTANT OF CONCERN
Big Blue River Basin
1
Oxbow Trails Reservoir
Butler
Largemouth Bass / Bluegill / Black Crappie
Mercury
2
Lake Hastings
Adams
Common Carp
PCBs, Mercury
3
Big Indian Reservoir
Gage
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
4
Pioneer Trail Lake
Hamilton
Largemouth Bass / Bluegill
Mercury
5
Walnut Creek #2
Saline
Largemouth Bass / Bluegill
Mercury
6
Swanton Lake (Swan Lake 67)
Saline
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
7
Willard L. Meyer (Swan Creek Lake 5A)
Saline
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
8
Wolf-Wildcat Lake
Gage
Largemouth Bass / Bluegill
Mercury
9
Cub Creek 9B (Leisure Lake)
Jefferson
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
Elkhorn River Basin
10
Goose Lake
Holt
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
11
West Point City Lake
Cuming
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
12
Atkinson Lake
Holt
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
13
Maskenthine Lake
Stanton
Largemouth Bass / Bluegill
Mercury
14
Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake
Platte
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
15
Twin Lakes - North
Rock
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
16
Twin Lakes - South
Rock
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
Little Blue River Basin
17
Crystal Springs NW Lake
Jefferson
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
18
Lone Star Reservoir
Fillmore
Largemouth Bass / Bluegill
Mercury
19
Big Sandy Creek
Thayer
Channel Catfish
Mercury
20
Liberty Cove
Webster
Largemouth Bass / Bluegill / Black Crappie
Mercury
21
Little Blue River
Jefferson
Channel Catfish
Mercury
Loup River Basin
22
Columbus City Park Pond
Platte
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
23
North Loup SRA Lake
Howard
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
24
Davis Creek Lake
Valley
Common Carp / White Bass
Mercury
25
Calamus Reservoir
Loup
Common Carp
Mercury
26
Frye Lake - WMA
Grant
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
27
Ansley City Lake
Custer
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
28
Melham Park Lake
Custer
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
29
Arnold Lake
Custer
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
30
Pressey Pond - WMA
Custer
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
31
Pibel Lake
Wheeler
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
32
Ravenna Lake
Buffalo
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
33
Sherman Reservoir
Sherman
White Bass / Largemouth Bass / Walleye
Mercury
Lower Platte River Basin
34
Louisville Lake No. 3 - SRA
Cass
Largemouth Bass / Bluegill
Mercury
35
Two Rivers Lake No. 1 - SRA
Douglas
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
36
Fremont Lake No. 11 - SRA
Dodge
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
37
Fremont Lake No. 1
Dodge
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
38
Lake Babcock
Platte
Common Carp
Mercury
39
Lake Wanahoo
Saunders
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
40
Hedgefield Lake - WMA
Lancaster
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
41
Holmes Lake
Lancaster
Largemouth Bass / Walleye / Bluegill
Mercury
42
Stagecoach Lake
Lancaster
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
43
Cottontail Lake
Lancaster
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
44
Yankee Hill Lake
Lancaster
Largemouth Bass / Bluegill
Mercury
45
Bowling Lake
Lancaster
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
46
Bluestem Lake
Lancaster
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
47
Conestoga Lake
Lancaster
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
48
Olive Creek Lake
Lancaster
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
49
Branched Oak Lake
Lancaster
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
50
Merganser Lake
Lancaster
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
51
Red Cedar Lake
Saunders
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
52
Wild Plum Lake
Lancaster
Largemouth Bass / White Crappie
Mercury
53
Meadowlark Lake
Seward
Largemouth Bass / Bluegill
Mercury
54
East Twin Lake
Seward
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
55
Timber Point Lake
Butler
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
56
Czechland Lake
Saunders
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
57
Redtail Lake
Butler
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
58
Oak Creek
Lancaster
Common Carp / Channel Catfish
Mercury
59
Wildwood Reservoir
Lancaster
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
Middle Platte River Basin
60
Mormon Island Middle Lake - SRA
Hall
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
61
L.E. Ray Lake
Hall
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
62
Wax Axe Lake - SRA
Buffalo
Smallmouth Bass
Mercury
63
Windmill State Park Lake # 1
Buffalo
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
64
Bassway Strip Lake No. 5
Buffalo
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
65
Fort Kearny Lake # 5 (SRA)
Kearney
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
66
Kea Lake - WMA
Buffalo
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
67
Kea West Lake - WMA
Buffalo
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
68
Cottonmill Lake
Buffalo
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
69
Union Pacific Lake - SRA
Buffalo
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
70
Pawnee Slough Lake
Lincoln
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
71
Johnson Lake
Gosper
White Bass
Mercury
72
Elwood Reservoir
Gosper
Largemouth Bass / Walleye
Mercury
73
Gallager Canyon Reservoir (SRA)
Dawson
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
74
Jeffery Reservoir
Lincoln
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
75
West Brady Lake (WMA)
Lincoln
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
76
Maxwell Rest Stop NDOT Lake
Lincoln
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
77
Crystal Lake
Lincoln
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
78
East Odessa Lake (WMA)
Buffalo
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
79
Archway Pond #1
Buffalo
Largemouth Bass / Bluegill
Mercury
80
Fort McPherson Lake
Lincoln
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
Missouri Tributaries River Basin
81
Lawrence Youngman Lake
Douglas
Largemouth Bass / Black Crappie
Mercury
82
Offutt Lake
Sarpy
Largemouth Bass / Smallmouth Bass
Mercury
83
Walnut Creek Lake
Sarpy
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
84
Prairie Queen Lake
Sarpy
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
85
Wehrspann Lake
Sarpy
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
86
Standing Bear Lake
Douglas
Largemouth Bass / Black Crappie
Mercury
87
Glenn Cunningham Lake
Douglas
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
88
Prairie View Lake
Douglas
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
Nemaha River Basin
89
Duck Lake
Nemaha
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
90
Steinart Park Lake
Otoe
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
91
Verdon Lake
Richardson
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
92
Kirkman's Cove Lake
Richardson
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
93
Prairie Knoll Lake
Pawnee
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
94
Iron Horse Trail Lake
Pawnee
Largemouth Bass / Bluegill / Black Crappie
Mercury
95
Burchard Lake
Pawnee
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
96
Mayberry Lake -WMA
Pawnee
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
97
Wilson Creek 2X - WMA
Otoe
Largemouth Bass / Black Crappie
Mercury
98
Wirth Brothers Lake
Johnson
Largemouth Bass / Black Crappie
Mercury
Niobrara River Basin
99
Schoolhouse Lake
Cherry
Largemouth Bass / Black Crappie
Mercury
100
Box Butte Reservoir
Dawes
Largemouth Bass / Smallmouth Bass
Mercury
101
Cottonwood Lake
Cherry
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
102
Cub Creek Lake
Keya Paha
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
103
Merritt Reservoir
Cherry
Walleye / Largemouth Bass
Mercury
104
Shell Lake
Cherry
Largemouth Bass / Black Crappie
Mercury
105
West Long Lake
Cherry
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
106
Valentine Mill Pond
Cherry
Largemouth Bass / Bluegill
Mercury
107
Walgren Lake
Sheridan
Largemouth Bass / Black Crappie
Mercury
North Platte River Basin
108
Bridgeport Middle Lake
Morrill
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
109
Crescent Lake
Garden
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
110
Island Lake
Garden
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
111
Blue Lake
Garden
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
112
Morrill Sandpit - South
Scotts Bluff
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
113
Morrill Sandpit - North
Scotts Bluff
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
114
North Platte River
Morrill
Common Carp
Mercury, Selenium
115
Smith Lake
Garden
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
Republican River Basin
116
Frenchman #1 WMA West Lake
Hayes
Largemouth Bass / Bluegill
Mercury
117
Oxford City Lake
Furnas
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
118
Frenchman #2 WMA Middle Lake
Hayes
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
119
Frenchman #3 WMA East Lake
Hayes
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
120
Hayes Center WMA Lake
Hayes
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
121
Rock Creek Lake
Dundy
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
122
Swanson Reservoir
Hitchcock
Walleye
Mercury
South Platte River Basin
123
Chappell Interstate Lake
Deuel
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
124
East Hershey Lake
Lincoln
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
125
East Sutherland Lake
Lincoln
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
126
Hershey Lake
Lincoln
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
127
Maloney Res. Outlet Canal - above hydro
Lincoln
Common Carp / Smallmouth Bass
PCBs, Mercury / Mercury
128
Maloney Res. Outlet Canal - below hydro
Lincoln
Channel Catfish / Smallmouth Bass
PCBs, Mercury / Mercury
129
North Platte Interstate Lake
Lincoln
Largemouth Bass / Yellow Perch
Mercury
130
Ogallala City Park Lake (Humphrey Pond)
Keith
Largemouth Bass
PCBs, Mercury
131
Sutherland Reservoir
Lincoln
Common Carp
PCBs, Mercury
132
Sutherland Cooling Pond
Lincoln
Largemouth Bass / Flathead Catfish
Mercury
133
Sutherland Outlet Canal
Lincoln
Channel Catfish
PCBs, Mercury
White-Hat Creek River Basin
134
Carter P. Johnson Lake
Sioux
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
135
Grabel Pond #5
Dawes
Largemouth Bass
Mercury
136
Isham Dam Lake
Sheridan
Largemouth Bass / Bluegill / Yellow Perch
Mercury
137
Whitney Reservoir
Dawes
White Bass
Mercury



*The “Fish Species” listed on the table denotes the type of fish that were analyzed from that waterbody. Although advisories are issued only for the species analyzed, it should be noted that other species of fish inhabiting the same waterbody may bioaccumulate similar levels of contaminants. However, these levels can vary depending on the type of fish. For example, mercury tends to bioaccumulate to a greater extent in larger predator fish, such as largemouth bass, and is typically lower in smaller fish and species such as bluegill and crappie. For more information, refer to the DHHS brochure, “Eat Safe Fish in Nebraska”*


Additional links
For more information about the chemicals of primary concern and health risks, see Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services’
Environmental Risk Assessment* web page.

The
Nebraska Fishing Guide* provides information you need to fish Nebraska water, including: regulations; seasons; limits; special area regulations; public waters guide; stocking reports; outdoor reports; a fish identification guide; Master Angler Awards; photos; discussion forum; and the ability to purchase a permit online. The URL is: http://outdoornebraska.gov/fishingguidesandreports/ *


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Fish Consumption Advisory – Lake Status




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