Lakes / Nebraska / Cherry County / Clear Lake
Clear Lake, Cherry County, Nebraska
510 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
42.56 degrees N, 100.62 degrees W - Cherry 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 Clear Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 94% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- About 99 miles from North Platte, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey Lake | Cherry | 1.2 mi | 524 acres |
| Trout Lake | Cherry | 1.6 mi | 550 acres |
| Willow Lake | Cherry | 1.7 mi | 373 acres |
| School Lake | Cherry | 2.2 mi | 81 acres |
| Whitewater Lake | Cherry | 2.2 mi | 379 acres |
| McKeel Lake | Cherry | 2.3 mi | 42 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Clear Lake
How Big Is Clear Lake?
Clear Lake covers 510 acres in Cherry County, Nebraska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Cherry County?
Merritt Reservoir is the largest lake in Cherry County, at 2,544 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 127743119). Verified October 30, 2026.