Lakes / Nebraska / Wheeler County / Ericson Lake
Ericson Lake, Nebraska
35 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
41.76 degrees N, 98.65 degrees W - Wheeler 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 Ericson Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 19% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- The largest lake in Wheeler County among those counted.
- About 60 miles from Grand Island, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pibel Lake | Wheeler | 6.4 mi | 27 acres |
| Bredthauer Reservoir | Valley | 20 mi | 71 acres |
| Clark Lake | Garfield | 22 mi | 44 acres |
| Davis Creek Reservoir | Valley | 24 mi | 980 acres |
| Rush Lake | Garfield | 24 mi | 259 acres |
| Goose Lake | Holt | 25 mi | 176 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 155672961). Verified October 30, 2026.