Lakes / Nebraska / Richardson County / Kirkmans Cove Lake
Kirkmans Cove Lake, Nebraska
155 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
40.19 degrees N, 95.99 degrees W - Richardson 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 Kirkmans Cove Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 78% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- The largest lake in Richardson County among those counted.
- About 57 miles from Lincoln, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Creek Reservoir Number 10 | Nemaha | 9.9 mi | 32 acres |
| Spring Creek Reservoir 9-A | Johnson | 14 mi | 38 acres |
| Verdon Lake | Richardson | 14 mi | 31 acres |
| Burchard Lake | Pawnee | 16 mi | 135 acres |
| Plum Creek Reservoir 6-A | Pawnee | 18 mi | 25 acres |
| Spring Creek Reservoir 5-A | Johnson | 20 mi | 51 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 148870818). Verified October 30, 2026.