Pawnee State Recreation Area (SRA) is a state recreation area in southeastern

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. The recreation area surrounds the Pawnee Lake, located approximately west of Lincoln. The recreation area is managed by the

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC) is the State of Nebraska's State agency charged with stewardship of the state's fish, wildlife, state park, and outdoor recreation resources. The agency is led by a governor-appointed member commission ...

. Pawnee Lake is the second largest of the

Salt Valley Lakes The Salt Valley Lakes is a system of more than twenty lakes in Lancaster County, Nebraska. Many of the lakes are state recreation areas or wildlife areas. All of the lakes are within twenty-five miles of Lincoln, Nebraska. "These areas around Linco ...

. In more recent years, swimming has been prohibited at times because of toxic

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External links

Official Webpage2004 Lincoln Journal Star Article about Algae sicknessLincoln Journal Star article about the 2005 closure to swimmers
Protected areas of Lancaster County, Nebraska State parks of Nebraska {{LancasterCountyNE-geo-stub