List of lakes of Nebraska
Appearance
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This is a list of lakes of Nebraska. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
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Name | Area | Speed
limit |
! County(ies) | Notes |
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Allure | 200 | Saunders | north of Ashland | |
Beaver | 300 | Cass | Private lake near Plattsmouth | |
Bennington | 270 | Douglas | ||
Big Indian Recreation Area | 68 | 5 mph | Gage | South of Wymore |
Blue | 311 | 5 mph | Garden | north of Oshkosh |
Bluestem | 325 | Lancaster | near Crete | |
Box Butte Reservoir | 1,600 | Dawes | SE of Crawford | |
Bowling Lake | Lancaster | Located in northwest Lincoln, across the road on NW 48th St from Arnold Elementary School. | ||
Branched Oak | 1,800 | Lancaster | near Malcolm | |
Bridgeport SRA, Center | 78 | Morrill | 5 lakes near Bridgeport | |
Buckskin Hills WMA | 75 | Dixon | near Newcastle | |
Burchard | 150 | 5 mph | Pawnee | east of Beatrice |
Calamus Reservoir | 5,200 | Loup & Garfield | near Burwell | |
Carter | 300 | 5 mph | Douglas | Shared with Iowa |
Clear | 425 | Cherry | at Valentine NWR | |
Clear | 195 | Brown | south of Ainsworth | |
Conestoga | 230 | Lancaster | near Emerald | |
Cottonwood | 250 | Cedar | below Gavins Point Dam, shared with South Dakota. Gasoline-powered motors prohibited. | |
Cottonwood | 60 | Cherry | near Merriman | |
Crescent WMA | 982 | 5 mph | Garden | 20 mi north of Oshkosh |
Elwood | 1,300 | Gosper | south of Lexington | |
Enders Reservoir | 1,707 | Chase | near Imperial | |
Enders | 100 | Brown | south of Ainsworth | |
Ericson | 70 | 5 mph | Wheeler | |
Flanagan | 22 | 5 mph | Douglas | 168th & Fort St |
Fremont Lakes | 280 | Dodge | 19 lakes near Fremont | |
Gallagher Canyon | 182 | 5 mph | Dawson | 10 mi west of Elwood |
Glenn Cunningham | 390 | 5 mph | Douglas | north central Omaha |
Goose | 237 | 5 mph | Holt | south of O'Neill |
Grove | 50 | 5 mph | Antelope | near Royal |
Harlan County | 13,250 | Harlan | near Alma | |
Helen | 20 | 5 mph | Dawson | Gothenburg |
Iron Horse Trail | 85 | 5 mph | Pawnee | near DuBois |
Jeffrey Reservoir | 900 | Lincoln | south of Brady | |
Johnson SRA | 2,068 | Gosper | near Lexington | |
Kirkmans Cove | 160 | Richardson | near Humboldt | |
Lewis and Clark | 31,400 | Cedar & Knox | Missouri River reservoir. Largest lake, shared with South Dakota. | |
Long | 155 | 5 mph | Brown | south of Ainsworth |
Mallard Landing | 90 | Douglas County | private lake | |
Maloney | 1,650 | Lincoln | near North Platte | |
McConaughy | 30,500 | Keith | near Ogallala. Largest lake entirely within the State of Nebraska. | |
Lake Minatare | 2,158 | Scotts Bluff | NE of Scotts Bluff | |
Ogallala | 650 | 5 mph | Keith | near Ogallala |
Maskenthine | 98 | 5 mph | Stanton | North of Stanton |
Medicine Creek | 1,850 | Frontier | near Cambridge | |
Merritt Reservoir | 2,900 | Cherry | near Valentine | |
Midway Canyon Reservoir | 607 | Dawson | south of Cozad | |
Mud Lake | Cherry | NW of Mullen | ||
Mudd Lake | Logan | south of Nebr National Forest | ||
North | 200 | Platte | ||
Olive Creek | 175 | 5 mph | Lancaster | near Kramer |
Olivier Reservoir | 270 | Kimball | west of Kimball | |
Pawnee | 740 | Lancaster | near Emerald | |
Pelican | 798 | Cherry | Valentine NWR | |
Plum Creek | 252 | Dawson | near Cozad | |
Prairie Queen | 135 | 5 mph | Sarpy | east of Gretna |
Rat & Beaver | 500 | 5 mph | Cherry | south of Ainsworth |
Red Willow/Hugh Butler | 1,630 | Frontier | north of McCook | |
Rockford | 150 | Gage | east of Beatrice | |
Salt Valley Lakes | Lancaster | 20+ lakes around Lincoln | ||
Sandy & Big Sandy | 200 | Saunders | north of Ashland | |
Sherman Reservoir | 2,845 | Sherman | near Loup City | |
Smith WMA | 290 | 5 mph | Sheridan | |
Smith | 225 | Garden | Crescent NWR Gordon | |
Spaulding | 24 | Greeley | ||
Stagecoach | 195 | 5 mph | Lancaster | near Hickman |
Standing Bear | 135 | 5 mph | Douglas | northwest Omaha |
Steverson-Cottonwood | 680 | 5 mph | Cherry | north of Hyannis |
Swan | 235 | Holt | south of Atkinson | |
Swanson Reservoir | 5,000 | Hitchcock | west of McCook | |
Summit | 190 | 5 mph | Burt | near Tekama |
Sutherland Reservoir | 3,017 | Lincoln | east of Paxton | |
Twin Lakes | 300 | Sheridan | south of Gordon | |
Twin Lakes WMA | 160 | 5 mph | Rock | near Bassett |
Thomas | Saunders | north of Ashland | ||
Wagon Train | 315 | 5 mph | Lancaster | near Hickman |
Walgren SRA | 100 | 5 mph | Sheridan | near Hays Springs |
Walnut Creek Reservoir | 105 | 5 mph | Sarpy | near Papillion |
Wanahoo | 662 | 5 mph | Saunders | north of Wahoo |
Wehrspann | 245 | 5 mph | Sarpy | southwest Omaha |
Whitney | 900 | Dawes | ||
Willow Creek Reservoir | 700 | 5 mph | Pierce | NW of Norfolk |
Willow WMA | 380 | 5 mph | Brown | south of Ainsworth |
Zorinsky | 255 | 5 mph | Douglas | west Omaha |
See also
[edit]- List of lakes in the United States
- List of Nebraska fish
- List of Nebraska rivers
- List of Nebraska streams
Sources
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- Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Lake Mapping Program
- Nebraska Lakes Association
- Great Lakes of South Dakota Association
- Maps of South Dakota Lakes
- SD State Parks and Recreation Areas