I-80 Lakes Fish Removal and Renovation Project

under construction

Two Interstate 80 lakes in south central Nebraska, Lake No. 1 at Windmill State Recreation Area near Gibbon and the east lake at Dogwood Wildlife Management Area near Overton, are being renovated by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to remove unwanted fish species using the fish toxicant rotenone. The project includes habitat improvements such as a new bypass channel and dikes at Windmill Lake No. 1 to prevent flooding and introduction of undesirable fish species. Both lakes will be restocked with desirable fish species in the fall.