MERRITT RESERVOIR IS A LONG NARROW WATERBODY THAT COVERS ALMOST 3,000 SURFACE ACRES. IT IS FED BY NEBRASKA'S SNAKE RIVER AND BOARDMAN CREEK. BOTH OF WHICH MEANDER THROUGH THE BREATH TAKING SAND HILLS REGION OF THE STATE. MERRITT IS ONE OF, IF NOT THE MOST SCENIC VENUES THAT WE GET TO TRAVEL TO.

 

LIKE ALMOST ALL RESERVOIRS IN THE REGION, MERRITT WAS BUILT PRIMARILY FOR IRRIGATION USE AND THE WATER LEVEL FLUCTUATES DRASTICALLY EVERY YEAR DO TO THIS. HOWEVER, MERRITT IS UNIQUE IN ONE ASPECT, IT NATURALLY FILLS TO FULL POOL YEAR AFTER YEAR. THE WATERBODY STRETCHES OVER SEVEN MILES IN LEGNTH AND HAS TWO LARGE ARMS, THE POWDER HORN, AND THE BOARDMAN. 

 

THE LAKE DOES HAVE A SUSTAINED POPULATION OF BOTH LARGEMOUTH AND SMALLMOUTH IN IT AND THEY CAN BE TARGETED ALMOST ANYWHERE. THE SNAKE AND BOARDMAN ARE LOADED WITH FLOODED STANDING TIMBER. THE POWDER HORN, AT HIGHER WATER LEVELS, HAS AN AMPLE AMOUNT OF SHORELINE COVER AND BACK WATERS THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE. PLUS, THERE ARE SEVERAL NATURAL ROCK OUTCROPPINGS THAT CAN BE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE LAKE BOTTOM.​​​​