Devin Brundage, General Manager
"We aim to be industry leaders in providing sustainable and affordable supplies of irrigation water, reliable renewable energy resources and incredible recreational opportunities, all while being good stewards of our environment now and into the future."
Jeffrey Lake
Jeffrey Lake is relatively secluded among the rugged terrain through which the Supply Canal flows, but it has been developed for recreational uses. Located five miles south of Brady, the lake covers 575 surface acres and has 25 miles of shoreline. There are 135 homes and cabins at the lake. The property on the west side of the lake is privately owned pasture land
The lake attracts a wide variety of wildlife, including great blue herons, pelicans, several species of waterfowl, bald eagles, deer and many species of birds, mammals and fish.
Johnson Lake
Johnson Lake is one of the most popular and well-developed recreation areas in Nebraska with an average of about 500,000 annual visitor-days. Located seven miles southwest of Lexington and six miles north of Elwood, the lake is not large (11 miles of shoreline and 2,500 surface acres), but its variety of recreational opportunities, central location and accessibility help draw large numbers of visitors. In addition, more than 900 homes and cabins line the shores of the lake.
Elwood Reservoir
Created in the late 1970s as part of a project to rehabilitate and improve the E65 Canal system, the Elwood Reservoir was formed by damming one end of a series of canyons and pumping water into the resulting reservoir from the E65 Canal. At maximum pool, the lake contains almost 25,000 acre-feet of water and covers more than 1,300 acres. The amount of water in the reservoir decreases each summer as the irrigation season progresses, but the lake is refilled annually.
The Supply Canal
Water released by Central from Lake McConaughy for irrigation and/or power generation is either diverted into the Nebraska Public Power District’s supply canal or passes through Keystone Dam and flows about 50 miles down the North Platte River to Central’s diversion dam. Water from NPPD’s supply canal returns to the Platte River just above Central’s diversion dam. The diversion dam, located just below the confluence of the North and South Platte Rivers, diverts water into Central’s Supply Canal, which runs for 75.5 miles on the south side of the Platte River Valley.