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NGPC outlines three new Omaha-area rec reservoirs, one to receive trout stocking
Summary
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Southeast District officials gave timelines and fishery plans for three new small reservoirs near Omaha — Forest City (WP4), Mad Bear (WP2) and Marlin Peterman (WP1) — saying two should open this summer and the third is under construction with a projected completion date of 02/19/26.
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Southeast District said three new small reservoirs in the Omaha metro are approaching public opening, and outlined initial recreational and stocking plans.
District Supervisor Aaron Blank said WP4, renamed Forest City Recreation Area, is a 15-acre lake on the eastern edge of Gretna and will be managed for paddlecraft and shoreline use only. "This is gonna be Forest City Rec Area. It's a 15 acre lake. It's gonna be managed as a kayak hand launch only reservoir because of its size," Blank said.
Blank said WP4's in-lake construction is…
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