Lake Minatare Boat Ramps
2 boat launches are mapped on Lake Minatare in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska.
1 of these launches include facility details from Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
Lake Minatare facts
| Surface area | 1,958 acres |
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| Type | Reservoir |
| Average depth | about 30 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area) |
| Shoreline length | about 8.9 miles |
| Surface elevation | 4,111 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Minatare Dam, completed 1915 |
| Dam size | 114 ft high, 3,760 ft long, earth dam |
| Dam purposes | Irrigation |
| Dam owner | BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal) |
| Normal storage | 58,795 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | Supply Canal |
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID NE01075). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Wildlife you might see at Lake Minatare
Most-observed birds: Wild Turkey (6), American Kestrel (6), White-crowned Sparrow (5), Cliff Swallow (5), Canada Goose (4), American Robin (4), Snow Goose (4), Eared Grebe (3), Western Grebe (3), American White Pelican (3).
Other wildlife: Eastern Cottontail (2).
Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (81 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.
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