Lakes / Nebraska / Rock County / Goose Lake
Goose Lake, Rock County, Nebraska
143 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
42.45 degrees N, 99.30 degrees W - Rock 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 Goose Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 76% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- About 116 miles from Grand Island, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Lake | Rock | 1.3 mi | 130 acres |
| Otter Lake | Rock | 2.4 mi | 97 acres |
| Snipe Lake | Rock | 2.5 mi | 213 acres |
| Pony Lake | Rock | 4.6 mi | 303 acres |
| Frazier Lake | Rock | 5.9 mi | 78 acres |
| Dora Lake | Holt | 6.6 mi | 452 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Goose Lake
How Big Is Goose Lake?
Goose Lake covers 143 acres in Rock County, Nebraska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Rock County?
Pony Lake is the largest lake in Rock County, at 303 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 148240037). Verified October 30, 2026.