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Buckley Creek Reservoir 3-C, Nebraska
30 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
40.14 degrees N, 97.36 degrees W - Jefferson 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 Buckley Creek Reservoir 3-C Stacks Up
- Larger than 12% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- About 58 miles from Lincoln, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckley Creek Reservoir 3-A | Jefferson | 2.1 mi | 30 acres |
| Buckley Creek Reservoir 4-A | Jefferson | 2.5 mi | 46 acres |
| Buckley Creek Reservoir 4-B | Jefferson | 4.2 mi | 26 acres |
| Alexandria Reservoir | Jefferson | 6.6 mi | 31 acres |
| Miller Reservoir | Thayer | 11 mi | 34 acres |
| Cub Creek Reservoir 17-B | Jefferson | 12 mi | 25 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Buckley Creek Reservoir 3-C
How Big Is Buckley Creek Reservoir 3-C?
Buckley Creek Reservoir 3-C covers 30 acres in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Jefferson County?
Cub Creek Reservoir 14-A is the largest lake in Jefferson County, at 114 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 106259775). Verified October 30, 2026.