Lakes / Nebraska / Deuel County / Chappell Lake
Chappell Lake, Nebraska
32 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
41.08 degrees N, 102.47 degrees W - Deuel 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 Chappell Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 16% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- About 89 miles from North Platte, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake McConaughy | Keith | 36 mi | 24,885 acres |
| Berry Lake | Keith | 38 mi | 25 acres |
| Richardson Lake | Garden | 42 mi | 32 acres |
| Crescent Lake | Garden | 43 mi | 1,008 acres |
| Ogallala Lake | Keith | 43 mi | 574 acres |
| Blue Lake | Garden | 43 mi | 288 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 137178028). Verified October 30, 2026.