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Harlan County Lake, NE
Reservoir in Harlan County, Nebraska. Nebraska's second-largest reservoir at roughly 13,000 acres, impounding the Republican River near Republican City and Alma in south-central Nebraska. A renowned walleye, wiper (hybrid striped bass), and channel catfish fishery that also holds white bass, crappie, largemouth bass, and the occasional northern pike. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir fishes best in spring and fall for walleye and wiper, with strong summer catfish action.
Overall bite score
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What swims here
8 tracked species in Harlan County Lake, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Six boat ramps around the lake, plus North Shore Marina (fuel, bait, ramp) near Republican City; the lake is a USACE project. The in-lake USGS gauge (06849000) is not reporting live data, so the live gauge 06849500 (Republican River below Harlan County Dam) supplies tailwater flow while water temperature uses a seasonal baseline.
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