List of lakes of Nebraska


This is a list of lakes of Nebraska.
NameAreaSpeed
limit
! CountyNotes
Allure200Saundersnorth of Ashland
Beaver300CassPrivate lake near Plattsmouth-
Bennington270Douglas
Big Indian Recreation Area
5 mph
Gage
South of Wymore
Blue3115 mphGardennorth of Oshkosh
Bluestem325Lancasternear Crete
Box Butte Reservoir1,600DawesSE of Crawford
Branched Oak1,800Lancasternear Malcolm-
Bridgeport SRA, Center78Morrill5 lakes near Bridgeport
Buckskin Hills WMA75Dixonnear Newcastle
Burchard1505 mphPawneeeast of Beatrice
Calamus Reservoir5,200Loup & Garfieldnear Burwell
Carter3005 mphDouglasShared with Iowa
Clear425Cherryat Valentine NWR
Clear195Brownsouth of Ainsworth
Conestoga230Lancasternear Emerald
Cottonwood250Cedarbelow Gavins Point Dam, shared with South Dakota. Gasoline-powered motors prohibited.
Cottonwood60Cherrynear Merriman
Crescent WMA9825 mphGarden20 mi north of Oshkosh
Elwood1,300Gospersouth of Lexington
Enders Reservoir1,707Chasenear Imperial
Enders100Brownsouth of Ainsworth
Ericson705 mphWheeler
Flanagan225 mphDouglas168th & Fort St
Fremont Lakes280Dodge19 lakes near Fremont
Gallagher Canyon1825 mphDawson10 mi west of Elwood
Glenn Cunningham3905 mphDouglasnorth central Omaha
Goose2375 mphHoltsouth of O'Neill
Grove505 mphAntelopenear Royal
Harlan County13,250Harlannear Alma-
Helen205 mphDawsonGothenburg
Iron Horse Trail855 mphPawneenear DuBois
Jeffrey Reservoir900Lincolnsouth of Brady-
Johnson SRA2,068Gospernear Lexington-
Kirkmans Cove160Richardsonnear Humboldt
Lewis and Clark31,400Cedar & KnoxMissouri River reservoir. Largest lake, shared with South Dakota.-
Long1555 mphBrownsouth of Ainsworth
Maloney1,650Lincolnnear North Platte-
McConaughy30,500Keithnear Ogallala. Largest lake entirely within the State of Nebraska.-
Minatare2,158Scotts BluffNE of Scotts Bluff
Ogallala6505 mphKeithnear Ogallala
Maskenthine985 mphStantonsouth of Atkinson
Medicine Creek1,850Frontiernear Cambridge
Merritt Reservoir2,900Cherrynear Valentine-
Midway Canyon Reservoir607Dawsonsouth of Cozad-
Mud LakeCherryNW of Mullen-
Mudd LakeLogansouth of Nebr National Forest-
North200Platte
Olive Creek1755 mphLancasternear Kramer
Olivier Reservoir270Kimballwest of Kimball
Pawnee740Lancasternear Emerald
Pelican798CherryValentine NWR
Plum Creek252Dawsonnear Cozad
Prairie Queen1355 mphSarpyeast of Gretna
Rat & Beaver5005 mphCherrysouth of Ainsworth
Red Willow/Hugh Butler1,630Frontiernorth of McCook
Rockford150Gageeast of Beatrice
Salt Valley LakesLancaster20+ lakes around Lincoln-
Sandy & Big Sandy200Saundersnorth of Ashland
Sherman Reservoir2,845Shermannear Loup City
Smith WMA2905 mphSheridan
Smith225GardenCrescent NWR Gordon
Spaulding24Greeley
Stagecoach1955 mphLancasternear Hickman
Standing Bear1355 mphDouglasnorthwest Omaha
Steverson-Cottonwood6805 mphCherrynorth of Hyannis
Swan235Holtsouth of Atkinson
Swanson Reservoir5,000Hitchcockwest of McCook-
Summit1905 mphBurtnear Tekama
Sutherland Reservoir3,017Lincolneast of Paxton-
Twin Lakes300Sheridansouth of Gordon
Twin Lakes WMA1605 mphRocknear Bassett
ThomasSaundersnorth of Ashland
Wagon Train3155 mphLancasternear Hickman
Walgren SRA1005 mphSheridannear Hays Springs
Walnut Creek Reservoir1055 mphSarpynear Papillion
Wanahoo6625 mphSaundersnorth of Wahoo
Wehrspann2455 mphSarpysouthwest Omaha
Whitney900Dawes
Willow Creek Reservoir7005 mphPierceNW of Norfolk
Willow WMA3805 mphBrownsouth of Ainsworth
Zorinsky2555 mphDouglaswest Omaha