Lakes / Nebraska / Buffalo County / Blue Hole East Lake
Blue Hole East Lake, Nebraska
25 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
40.69 degrees N, 99.36 degrees W - Buffalo County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Blue Hole East Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 2% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- About 15 miles from Kearney, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonmill Reservoir | Buffalo | 11 mi | 45 acres |
| Moses Hill Lagoon | Phelps | 13 mi | 52 acres |
| Philips Lake | Gosper | 22 mi | 139 acres |
| Whaley-Reynolds Reservoir Number 1 | Gosper | 25 mi | 28 acres |
| Johnson Lake | Dawson | 26 mi | 2,207 acres |
| Elwood Reservoir | Gosper | 26 mi | 978 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Blue Hole East Lake
How Big Is Blue Hole East Lake?
Blue Hole East Lake covers 25 acres in Buffalo County, Nebraska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Buffalo County?
Cottonmill Reservoir is the largest lake in Buffalo County, at 45 acres.
Largest Lakes in Nebraska
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake McConaughy | Keith | 24,885 acres | - |
| 2 | Harlan County Lake | Harlan | 12,822 acres | - |
| 3 | Calamus Reservoir | Loup | 5,032 acres | - |
| 4 | Swanson Lake | Hitchcock | 4,661 acres | - |
| 5 | Sutherland Reservoir | Lincoln | 2,956 acres | - |
All 660 Nebraska lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 150664126). Verified October 30, 2026.