Lakes / Nebraska / Box Butte County / Kilpatrick Lake
Kilpatrick Lake, Nebraska
75 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
42.09 degrees N, 103.29 degrees W - Box Butte 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 Kilpatrick Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 55% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- About 147 miles from North Platte, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Middle Reservoir | Box Butte | 1.9 mi | 30 acres |
| Lake Minatare | Scotts Bluff | 15 mi | 1,958 acres |
| Winters Creek Lake | Scotts Bluff | 15 mi | 234 acres |
| Lake Alice Number Two | Scotts Bluff | 17 mi | 123 acres |
| Lake Alice | Scotts Bluff | 18 mi | 622 acres |
| Cochran Lake | Scotts Bluff | 26 mi | 46 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Kilpatrick Lake
How Big Is Kilpatrick Lake?
Kilpatrick Lake covers 75 acres in Box Butte County, Nebraska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Box Butte County?
Sewer Lake Number 1 is the largest lake in Box Butte County, at 93 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 150501341). Verified October 30, 2026.