Lakes / Nebraska / Hooker County / Jefford Lake
Jefford Lake, Nebraska
137 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
41.75 degrees N, 101.29 degrees W - Hooker 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 Jefford Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 75% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- The largest lake in Hooker County among those counted.
- About 51 miles from North Platte, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Beach Lake | McPherson | 6.0 mi | 55 acres |
| Dry Lake | McPherson | 6.2 mi | 75 acres |
| Brown Lake | McPherson | 7.1 mi | 65 acres |
| Swan Lake | Arthur | 9.6 mi | 276 acres |
| Cogill Lake | Grant | 12 mi | 44 acres |
| Threemile Lake | Arthur | 13 mi | 79 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 143660912). Verified October 30, 2026.