Lakes / Nebraska / Dawes County / Box Butte Reservoir
Box Butte Reservoir, Nebraska
1,263 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
42.46 degrees N, 103.10 degrees W - Dawes 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 Box Butte Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 97% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- The largest lake in Dawes County among those counted.
- About 152 miles from North Platte, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snus Lake | Dawes | 21 mi | 93 acres |
| Whitney Lake | Dawes | 25 mi | 962 acres |
| Carter P Johnson Reservoir | Sioux | 26 mi | 28 acres |
| Baldwin Reservoir | Dawes | 27 mi | 28 acres |
| Walgren Lake | Sheridan | 27 mi | 108 acres |
| Kilpatrick Lake | Box Butte | 27 mi | 75 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Box Butte Reservoir
How Big Is Box Butte Reservoir?
Box Butte Reservoir covers 1,263 acres in Dawes County, Nebraska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Dawes County?
Box Butte Reservoir is the largest lake in Dawes County, at 1,263 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 149159766). Verified October 30, 2026.