Lakes / Nebraska / Box Butte County / Clough Lake
Clough Lake, Box Butte County, Nebraska
36 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
42.03 degrees N, 102.71 degrees W - Box Butte 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 Clough Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 21% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- About 118 miles from North Platte, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewer Lake Number 1 | Box Butte | 3.2 mi | 93 acres |
| Sturgeon Lake | Garden | 3.3 mi | 111 acres |
| Blue Stem Lake | Garden | 4.0 mi | 111 acres |
| Clear Lake | Garden | 4.5 mi | 36 acres |
| McCarthy Lake | Morrill | 4.7 mi | 231 acres |
| Home Lake | Garden | 5.2 mi | 78 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Clough Lake
How Big Is Clough Lake?
Clough Lake covers 36 acres in Box Butte County, Nebraska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Box Butte County?
Sewer Lake Number 1 is the largest lake in Box Butte County, at 93 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 150502288). Verified October 30, 2026.