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Box Elder Creek Reservoir 5-A, Nebraska
28 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
40.83 degrees N, 98.83 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 Box Elder Creek Reservoir 5-A Stacks Up
- Larger than 8% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- About 16 miles from Kearney, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonmill Reservoir | Buffalo | 19 mi | 45 acres |
| Thirty-Two Mile Creek Reservoir | Adams | 19 mi | 77 acres |
| Roseland Lake | Adams | 23 mi | 46 acres |
| Shurigar Brothers Lake | Adams | 24 mi | 25 acres |
| L E Ray Lake | Hall | 25 mi | 31 acres |
| Hastings Nw Reservoir | Adams | 26 mi | 46 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Box Elder Creek Reservoir 5-A
How Big Is Box Elder Creek Reservoir 5-A?
Box Elder Creek Reservoir 5-A covers 28 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 167746279). Verified October 30, 2026.