The Southwest Fisheries District encompasses 13 counties. This district has the smallest
percent of the state's population at 3% (69,319) but has the largest amount of surface acres of
water at 47,755 between 63 public waters. The district has many I-80 sandpits providing good
shoreline access to small water bodies. The hallmark of this district is the largest reservoir in
Nebraska, Lake McConaughy, along with the other Southwest irrigation reservoirs.
SOUTHWEST
DISTRICT
Southwest
Lake
Frenchman WMA
Ponds
McConaughy
SRA
Lake
Ogallala
SRA
Red Willow
SRA/WMA (Hugh
Butler Lake)
Sutherland
Reservoir SRA
Enders
Rock Creek
Lake SRA
Reservoir
SRA/WMA
Humphrey Pond
Medicine Creek
SRA/WMA (Harry
Strunk Lake)
Swanson
Reservoir
SRA/WMA
Hayes
Center Lake WMA
North Platte
Diversion Asian
Carp Barrier
Cody Park
Pond East
Brady
West Bound
Rest Area
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