Lakes / Nebraska / Harlan County / Harlan County Lake
Harlan County Lake, Nebraska
12,822 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
40.06 degrees N, 99.29 degrees W - Harlan 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 Harlan County Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #2 for surface area among the Nebraska lakes counted so far - 12,822 acres.
- About 45 miles from Kearney, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Hill Lagoon | Phelps | 33 mi | 52 acres |
| Whaley-Reynolds Reservoir Number 1 | Gosper | 42 mi | 28 acres |
| Blue Hole East Lake | Buffalo | 43 mi | 25 acres |
| Cottonmill Reservoir | Buffalo | 45 mi | 45 acres |
| Shurigar Brothers Lake | Adams | 46 mi | 25 acres |
| Pawnee Lake | Webster | 48 mi | 38 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 129712882). Verified October 30, 2026.