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(Name of water body, county of location)
Branched Oak Lake SRA – Lancaster
Garden County Refuge, North Platte River
Lincoln County Refuge, North Platte River
Dodge -Saunders County Refuge, Platte River
Boyd -Holt County Refuge, Niobrara River
(Name of water body, county of
location)
Beaver Lake – Cass
Bucktail Lake – Merrick
Capitol Beach Lake – Lancaster
Ginger Woods – Douglas
Hanson's Lake No. 2 – Sarpy
Hanson's Lake No. 3 – Sarpy
Hawaiian Village – Sarpy
Heron Point Lake – Merrick
Lake Oconee Estates – Platte
Lake Socorro – Colfax
Legge's Lake – Dodge
Leisure Lake – Dodge
Middle Island Lake – Cass
Morningstar Lake – Merrick
North Lake – Cass
Pine Lake – Lancaster
Sack's Lake – York
Summer Haven – Dodge
Sundance Lake – Merrick
Ventura Lake – Dodge
Villa Springs – Sarpy
Waconda Lake – Cass
Wagner Lake – Platte
Whitetail Lake – Platte
Willers Cove – Stanton
Willow Bend – Hamilton
Wolf Lake – Saunders
Woodcliff Lakes – Saunders
NO WAKE AFTER SUNSET
It is unlawful to operate any vessel faster than 5 mph/no wake from sundown to sunrise on the following
waters:
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:
NONPUBLIC LAKE ASSOCIATIONS
The following is a list of waters governed by nonpublic lake associations. All state boating laws apply. Contact
the associations for special regulations.
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 can eventually lead to complete failure of your heart
and respiratory system and to death.
Hypothermia is most often caused by exposure to cold weather or immersion in a cold body
of water. Primary treatments for hypothermia are methods to warm the body back to a normal
temperature.
Since most boaters who die in water-related accidents had no intention of going into the
water, avoid behaviors that cause accidental immersion. Do 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.
