2018 Annual Report • Nebraska Game and Parks Commission 37
THE
WHITE
RIVER
IN
SIOUX
COUNTY.
FLOWS
SOUTHWEST
OF
CRAWFORD
BIOLOGISTS
WORKING
WITH
MUSSELS
AT
THE
NORTH
PLATTE
STATE
FISH
HATCHERY
F L A N A G A N A N D D U C K L A K E S N O W
O P E N T O P U B L I C
Two new reservoirs opened in 2018. Working with the Papio-Missouri and
Nemaha Natural Resource Districts, critical fish habitat, boating and angler access
infrastructure were included in both the design and construction of two new
reservoirs, Flanagan Lake in Omaha and Duck Creek Lake near Peru. Additionally,
the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is involved in a number of additional new
reservoirs planned for the Omaha area.
N O R T H P L A T T E H A T C H E R Y M A K E S
R O O M F O R M U S S E L S
A new building was constructed at the North Platte Hatchery to facilitate
propagating and raising freshwater mussels and other aquatic species of concern.
This will allow the agency to augment and re-establish these species in areas where
they have been historically established. Efforts like this may prevent additional
species from being listed as threatened or endangered in the future. The building and
equipment was funded through a State Wildlife Grant and a Nebraska Environmental
Trust grant.
