# List of lakes of Nebraska

This is a list of lakes of Nebraska. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
| Name | Area | Speed limit | ! County(ies) | Notes |
| 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 | 220 | 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 |