Lakes / Nebraska / Pawnee County / Burchard Lake
Burchard Lake, Nebraska
135 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
40.17 degrees N, 96.30 degrees W - Pawnee 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 Burchard Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 75% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- The largest lake in Pawnee County among those counted.
- About 49 miles from Lincoln, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plum Creek Reservoir 6-A | Pawnee | 3.3 mi | 25 acres |
| Plum Creek Reservoir 4-F | Pawnee | 5.0 mi | 26 acres |
| Plum Creek Reservoir 4-C | Pawnee | 6.3 mi | 27 acres |
| Plum Creek Reservoir 3-C | Pawnee | 8.9 mi | 26 acres |
| Mission Creek Reservoir 6-A | Pawnee | 11 mi | 26 acres |
| Plum Creek Reservoir 2-B | Gage | 12 mi | 31 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Burchard Lake
How Big Is Burchard Lake?
Burchard Lake covers 135 acres in Pawnee County, Nebraska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Pawnee County?
Burchard Lake is the largest lake in Pawnee County, at 135 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 148767678). Verified October 30, 2026.