Nebraska Bird Partnership

For the first time since 1999, Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District officials are starting to talk about a full Lake McConaughy.

The state's largest lake, a critical source of south-central Nebraska irrigation water, held 1.44 million acre-feet of water Wednesday.  That means it's about 83 percent full. Central officials believe that by fall or winter, Lake McConaughy could rise 10.5 feet to reach capacity.

Read more about Lake McConaughy projections from the Omaha World-Herald.