Lakes / Nebraska / Dakota County / Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake, Dakota County, Nebraska
41 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
42.44 degrees N, 96.47 degrees W - Dakota 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 Crystal Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 28% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- About 87 miles from Omaha, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blyburg Lake | Dakota | 11 mi | 62 acres |
| Buckskin Hills Lake | Dixon | 26 mi | 43 acres |
| Lake Quinnebaugh | Burt | 38 mi | 169 acres |
| Woerdeman Lake | Cuming | 40 mi | 101 acres |
| Pilger Reservoir 1-B | Stanton | 41 mi | 41 acres |
| Horseshoe Lake | Cuming | 43 mi | 261 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 88305898). Verified October 30, 2026.