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<br />2-29 <br /> <br /> <br />0025tH <br /> <br />44 thermal and 12 hydroelectric. One of these hydroelectric <br />plants is owned and its output is used entirely by a private <br />manufacturing company. The remainder of Nebraska has 38 thermal <br />and 10 hydroelectric plants, including the Gavins Point hydro- <br />electric plant on the Missouri River between Nebraska and South <br />Dakota. <br />Six of the hydroelectric plants are located on or near the <br />Platte River and in the Upper Platte Subbasin; three on the Loup <br />River; and two on the Cedar, River. <br />Recent expansion of electric plants in the basin has been <br />in the form of thermal generation. There have been no new hydro- <br />electric plants built since 1940, while seven new thermal facili- <br />ties began operating in the 1950's and three others in the 1960's. <br /> <br />Outdoor Recreation <br /> <br /> <br />There are many areas in the Platte Basin that have been <br /> <br /> <br />developed by federal, state, city, and private entities to pro- <br /> <br /> <br />vide outdoor recreation areas and facilities. Included in these <br /> <br /> <br />are fish production areas and historical sites. <br /> <br /> <br />The total area of land developed for these purposes is <br /> <br /> <br />about 12,500 acres and includes state recreation, special use, <br /> <br /> <br />and wayside areas; state parks; a national forest, refuge, monu- <br /> <br /> <br />ments, and historic places and landmarks; and city and private <br /> <br /> <br />campgrounds, golf courses, and parks. <br /> <br /> <br />There is also considerable public and some private land <br /> <br /> <br />available for recreation, fish, and wildlife purposes which is <br /> <br /> <br />not developed. The majority of this 280,000 acres is in the <br />