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Bredthauer Reservoir, Nebraska
71 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
41.52 degrees N, 98.86 degrees W - Valley 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 Bredthauer Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 53% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- About 49 miles from Grand Island, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Creek Reservoir | Valley | 8.2 mi | 980 acres |
| Sherman Reservoir | Sherman | 14 mi | 2,435 acres |
| Ericson Lake | Wheeler | 20 mi | 35 acres |
| Pibel Lake | Wheeler | 23 mi | 27 acres |
| Calamus Reservoir | Loup | 32 mi | 5,032 acres |
| Clark Lake | Garfield | 35 mi | 44 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 154628580). Verified October 30, 2026.