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POLLUTION
Keep the water safe and clean for future shing. Report dumping or pollution activities to the Environmental
Protection Agency toll-free at 800-223-0425.
RESOURCES FOR LAKE MAPPING AND WATER LEVELS
Lake contour maps are available at OutdoorNebraska.org.
For lake levels and stream ows, visit the following:
http://rivergages.mvr.usace.army.mil/WaterControl/stationinfo2.cfm?sid=d&dt=S
http://www.cnppid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WPelevations_ows.html
http://nppd.com/about-us/power-plants-facilities/hydroelectric/water-data/
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ne/nwis/rt
http://www.usbr.gov/gp/lakes_reservoirs/nebraska_lakes.html
http://farwellid.org/Sherman%20reservoir.html
http:www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/current.html
FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORY
For detailed information on the sh consumption advisory program and the status of waterbodies across the
state go to the Department of Environmental Quality website: www.DEQ.State.NE.US.
TOURNAMENTS, CONTESTS AND DERBIES
Registration – All shing tournaments, derbies or contests that require an entry fee, on publicly owned,
controlled or managed waters, must be registered with Game and Parks' Fisheries Division at least 45 days
before the event. Download a registration form at OutdoorNebraska.org.
Denial – An event may be denied if the date and location conict with a previously approved event. Denial
also may be based on safety concerns due to low water or anticipated heavy use that could result in boat
ramp congestion.
Special Conditions – Game and Parks may impose special conditions for a shing tournament, derby or
contest if deemed necessary to protect the resource or to assure public safety. Special conditions may include
aerated livewells, release of live sh, designated release areas, on-the-water measurements, and immediate
release of sh with no on-shore weigh-in ceremony. Tournament directors will be provided instructions on how
to operate their tournament to reduce mortality in no harvest/weigh-in tournaments.
Certicate – A Fishing Tournament Approval Certicate must be present at the tournament site.
Posted Dates – The tournament dates will be listed at OutdoorNebraska.org.
Results – A results form will be sent to the tournament director. This form must be completed and returned to
the Fisheries Division within 30 days following the completion of the shing tournament. Failure to return the
completed form or provide the requested information will result in denial of future shing-tournament requests
for at least one year.
Tagged Fish – The use of tagged or otherwise marked sh is prohibited in any shing tournament, derby or
contest held on waters owned or controlled and stocked by Game and Parks during the preceding 24 months,
excluding private lakes not owned by the state or other governmental entity.
