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BoatSafeNebraska.org | 21 - Garden County Refuge, North Platte River - Lincoln County Refuge, North Platte River - Dodge -Saunders County Refuge, Platte River - Boyd -Holt County Refuge, Niobrara River NO MOTORBOATS OCT. 15-JAN. 15 It is unlawful to operate a motorboat Oct. 15 through Jan. 15 of each year on the following state wildlife refuges: Lake Babcock, Platte County, closed to all vessels during the open waterfowl season. STAY ALIVE - AVOID HYPOTHERMIA Hypothermia is a medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature. Normal body temperature is around 98.6 F (37 C). Hypothermia occurs as your body temperature passes below 95 F (35 C). When your body temperature drops, your heart, nervous system and other organs can't work normally. Left untreated, hypothermia eventually can lead to respiratory and heart failure, resulting in death. Hypothermia most often is caused by exposure to cold weather or immersion in cold water. Boaters should not stand or move around in a small boat, overload your boat or distribute the load unevenly, decelerate suddenly, allowing the stern wake to overtake and swamp the boat by washing over the transom. In case of accidental immersion in cold water, get in or on top of the boat. Most boats will float even when capsized or swamped. (Name of water body, county) - Fremont Lakes SRA, Victory Lake (Lake 15), Dodge - Lake North, Platte - Bridgeport SRA, Center Lake only, Morrill COUNTERCLOCKWISE TRAVEL ONLY It is unlawful to operate a vessel in any direction other than counterclockwise on the following waters: (Name of water body, county) - Bridgeport SRA, Center Lake, Morrill - Fremont Lakes SRA, Victory Lake (Lake 15) and Lake 10, Dodge PULLING MULTIPLE SKIERS It is unlawful to operate a motorboat or personal watercraft while pulling more than one skier, boarder, towable or other similar device on the following waters: (Name of water body, county) - Fremont Lakes SRA, Victory Lake (Lake 15) and Lake 10, Dodge Nebraska Game and Parks Commission authorized activities or other governmental agencies in the course of their official duties are exempt. NO NONPOWERED VESSELS OR ELECTRIC MOTORS It is unlawful to operate nonpowered vessels and those powered by conventional outboard electric motors on the following waters:

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