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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 Environmental Quality, 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: 2015 Assessment Report.”

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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 2015. 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 Advisories:

New Advisory Sites for 2015 Reporting Year Highlighted in Yellow
MAP I.D. #	WATERBODY	COUNTY	FISH SPECIES	PRIMARY POLLUTANT(S) OF CONCERN
1	Lake Hastings	Adams	Carp	PCBs
2	Bassway Strip Lake No. 5	Buffalo	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
3	Blue Hole Lake - WMA	Buffalo	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
4	Coot Shallows Lake - WMA	Buffalo	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
5	Cottonmill Lake	Buffalo	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
6	Kea Lake	Buffalo	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
7	Kea West Lake - WMA	Buffalo	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
8	Ravenna Lake	Buffalo	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
9	Sandy Channel Lake - SRA	Buffalo	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
10	South Loup River	Buffalo	Channel Catfish	Mercury
11	Union Pacific Lake - SRA	Buffalo	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
12	Wax Axe Lake -SRA	Buffalo	Smallmouth Bass	Mercury
13	Yanney Park Lake	Bufflalo	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
14	Homestead Lake	Butler	Largemouth Bass / Bluegill	Mercury
15	Redtail Lake	Butler	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
16	Timber Point Lake	Butler	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
17	Platte River	Cass	Channel Cat	PCBs, Mercury
18	Chalkrock Reservoir	Cedar	Largemouth Bass	Mercury, Selenium
19	Cottonwood Lake	Cherry	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
20	Duck Lake	Cherry	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
21	Merritt Reservoir	Cherry	Walleye / Largemouth Bass	Mercury
22	Schoolhouse Lake	Cherry	Northern Pike / Largemouth Bass / Black Crappie	Mercury
23	Shell Lake	Cherry	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
24	Valentine Mill Pond	Cherry	Largemouth Bass / Bluegill	Mercury
25	West Point City Lake	Cuming	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
26	Ansley City Lake	Custer	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
27	Melham Park Lake	Custer	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
28	Pressey Pond -WMA	Custer	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
29	Crystal Cove Lake	Dakota	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
30	Box Butte Reservoir	Dawes	Northern Pike / Largemouth Bass	Mercury
31	Grabel Pond No. 5	Dawes	Largemouth Bass	Mercury, Selenium
32	Whitney Reservoir	Dawes	White Bass	Mercury
33	Cozad Lake - WMA	Dawson	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
34	Darr Lake -WMA	Dawson	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
35	Dogwood Lake -WMA	Dawson	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
36	East Gothenburg Lake - WMA	Dawson	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
37	Plum Creek Canyon Reservoir	Dawson	Carp	PCBs
38	West Cozad Lake - WMA	Dawson	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
39	Chappell Interstate Lake	Deuel	Largemouth Bass	Mercury, Selenium
40	Dead Timber Lake	Dodge	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
41	Fremont Lake No. 1	Dodge	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
42	Fremont Lake No. 11 - SRA	Dodge	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
43	Fremont Lake No. 20E - SRA	Dodge	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
44	Johnson Lake	Dodge	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
45	Carter Lake	Douglas	Largemouth Bass	PCBs
46	PrairieView Lake	Douglas	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
47	Standing Bear Lake	Douglas	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
48	Two Rivers Lake No. 1 - SRA	Douglas	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
49	Zorinsky Lake	Douglas	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
50	Rock Creek Lake	Dundy	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
51	Lone Star Reservoir	Fillmore	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
52	Medicine Creek Reservoir	Frontier	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
53	Big Blue River	Gage	Carp	PCBs, Dieldrin
54	Rockford Lake	Gage	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
55	Wolf-Wildcat Lake	Gage	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
56	Crescent Lake	Garden	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
57	Island Lake	Garden	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
58	Smith Lake	Garden	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
59	Elwood Reservoir	Gosper	Northern Pike / Largemouth Bass	Mercury
60	Phillips Lake	Gosper	Carp	Mercury
61	Tri-County Supply Canal -below J1 Hydro	Gosper	Carp	PCBs
62	Frey Lake - WMA	Grant	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
63	Cheyenne Lake - SRA	Hall	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
64	L.E. Ray Lake	Hall	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
65	Mormon Island Middle Lake - SRA	Hall	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
66	Frenchman WMA West Lake	Hayes	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
67	Hayes Center WMA Lake	Hayes	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
68	O'Neill City Lake	Holt	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
69	Farwell South Reservoir	Howard	Largemouth Bass / Carp	Mercury
70	Crystal Springs NW Lake	Jefferson	Channel Catfish	PCBs, Mercury
71	Wirth Brothers Lake	Johnson	Largemouth Bass / Black Crappie	Mercury
72	Lake McConaughy	Keith	Walleye	Mercury, Selenium
73	Ogallala City Park Lake	Keith	Channel Catfish	PCBs, Chlordane
74	Cub Creek Lake	Keya Paha	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
75	Missouri River	Knox	Flathead Catfish	Mercury
76	Bowling Lake	Lancaster	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
77	Cottontail Lake	Lancaster	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
78	Hedgefield Lake - WMA	Lancaster	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
79	Holmes Lake	Lancaster	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
80	Merganser Lake	Lancaster	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
81	Oak Creek	Lancaster	Channel Cat	Mercury
82	Olive Creek Lake	Lancaster	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
83	Pawnee Lake	Lancaster	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
84	Wild Plum Lake	Lancaster	Largemouth Bass / White Crappie	Mercury
85	Wildwood Reservoir	Lancaster	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
86	Yankee Hill Lake	Lancaster	Largemouth Bass / Bluegill	Mercury
87	Birdwood Lake	Lincoln	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
88	East Hershey Lake	Lincoln	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
89	East Sutherland Lake	Lincoln	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
90	Fort McPherson Lake	Lincoln	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
91	Fremont Slough - WMA	Lincoln	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
92	Hershey Lake	Lincoln	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
93	Interstate Lake - North Platte	Lincoln	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
94	Maloney Res. Outlet Canal - above hydro	Lincoln	Carp	PCBs, Mercury
95	Maloney Res. Outlet Canal - below hydro	Lincoln	Channel Cat / Smallmouth Bass	PCBs / Mercury
96	North Platte River	Lincoln	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
97	Pawnee Slough Lake	Lincoln	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
98	Sutherland Cooling Pond	Lincoln	Carp / Largemouth Bass	Mercury, Selenium / Mercury
99	Sutherland Outlet Canal	Lincoln	Channel Catfish	PCBs, Mercury
100	Sutherland Reservoir	Lincoln	Carp	PCBs, Mercury
101	Calamus Reservoir	Loup	Carp	Mercury
102	Bridgeport Middle Lake	Morrill	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
103	North Platte River	Morrill	Carp	Mercury, Selenium
104	Auburn Rotary Club Lake	Nemaha	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
105	Steinart Park Lake	Otoe	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
106	Wilson Creek 2X - WMA	Otoe	Largemouth Bass / Black Crappie	Mercury
107	Burchard Lake	Pawnee	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
108	Mayberry Lake - WMA	Pawnee	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
109	Iron Horse Trail Lake	Pawnee	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
110	Prairie Knoll Lake	Pawnee	Largemouth Bass / Bluegill	Mercury
111	Holdredge Park Lake	Phelps	Largemouth Bass	Mercury, Selenium
112	Columbus City Park Pond	Platte	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
113	Lake Babcock	Platte	Common Carp	Mercury
114	Kirkman's Cove Lake	Richardson	Largemouth Bass / Carp	Mercury
115	Missouri River	Richardson	Flathead Catfish	Mercury
116	Willard L. Meyer - Swan Creek Lake 5A	Saline	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
117	Swanton Lake - Swan Lake No. 67	Saline	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
118	Walnut Creek Lake No. 2	Saline	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
119	Halleck Park Lake	Sarpy	Largemouth Bass	Mercury, Selenium
120	Offutt Lake	Sarpy	Channel Cat	PCBs
121	Walnut Creek Lake	Sarpy	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
122	Wehrspann Lake	Sarpy	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
123	West Papillion Creek	Sarpy	Carp	PCBs, Mercury
124	Czechland Lake	Saunders	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
125	Lake Wanahoo	Saunders	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
126	Memphis Lake	Saunders	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
127	Red Cedar Lake	Saunders	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
128	Morrill Sandpit - North	Scottsbluff	Largemouth Bass	Mercury, Selenium
129	Morrill Sandpit - Southwest	Scottsbluff	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
130	Meadowlark Lake	Seward	Largemouth Bass / Bluegill	Mercury
131	Isham Dam Lake	Sheridan	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
132	Smith Lake	Sheridan	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
133	Walgren Lake	Sheridan	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
134	Sherman Reservoir	Sherman	White Bass	Mercury
135	Carter P. Johnson Lake	Sioux	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
136	Maskenthine Lake	Stanton	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
137	Big Sandy Creek	Thayer	Channel Catfish	Mercury
138	Auble Pond	Valley	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
139	Davis Creek Lake	Valley	Carp / White Bass	Mercury
140	Liberty Cove	Webster	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
141	Pibel Lake	Wheeler	Largemouth Bass	Mercury
142	Recharge Lake	York	Largemouth 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 URL is: www.nebraska.gov/eatsafefish*.

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.ne.gov/Fishing/guides/fishguide/fishguide.asp*

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