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Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge, created in 1992, is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) located along the banks of the Missouri River in the U.S. state of Nebraska. [2] [3] The 4,040-acre (1,630 ha) refuge preserves an area that had been cultivated and neglected before the early 1990s. [4]
The Central Area of the trail runs eastward from Stubblefield Recreation Area, through the Four Notch area to Evergreen and then south down FM 945 to the trailhead parking lot. The Four Notch Loop, a 9.2-mile (14.8 km) section, is in the middle of this 60-mile (97 km) area of trail.
Trail name Near Location Fontenelle Forest: Bellevue: Fontenelle Forest Nature Center: Scott Lookout: Halsey: Nebraska National Forest: Wilderness Park: Lincoln: Lincoln Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail: Norfolk: Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Trooper Trail: Chadron: Nebraska National Forest: Meadowlark Trail: Ft. Calhoun: United States ...
The rich river bottom soil lured many farmers into the area. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Native Americans told early settlers not to build big houses close to the river because of the "big water." In 1872, Dr. John McPherson moved from his Brownville, Nebraska home to the river valley. McPherson opened several stores and laid ...
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Nebraska. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3 ), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3 ).
The reservoir holds almost 75,000 acre⋅ft (93,000,000 m 3), with about 44 miles (71 km) of sandy shoreline and 3,000 surface acres (1,200 ha) of water. [ 2 ] Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area is adjacent to the eastern side of the reservoir and offers boating, fishing, camping, and hunting activities. [ 3 ]
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, created in 1958, is located along the banks of the Missouri River in the U.S. states of Iowa and Nebraska. The 8,362-acre (3,384 ha) refuge (46% in Iowa, 54% in Nebraska) preserves an area that would have been otherwise lost to cultivation.
The recreation area maintains over 150 campsites with 30- and 50-amp electrical hook-ups and more than 100 primitive campsites, all located along or within walking distance of Lewis and Clark Lake. Campgrounds include showers, picnic tables, fire pits, nearby water spigots, dump stations and playground.