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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

Fish Consumption Advisory – Stream Segment Status

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