Lakes / Nebraska / Hall County / L E Ray Lake
L E Ray Lake, Nebraska
31 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
40.89 degrees N, 98.35 degrees W - Hall 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 L E Ray Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 14% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- About 3 miles from Grand Island, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings Nw Reservoir | Adams | 19 mi | 46 acres |
| Lake Hastings | Adams | 19 mi | 76 acres |
| Thirty-Two Mile Creek Reservoir | Adams | 23 mi | 77 acres |
| Thirty-Two Mile Creek Reservoir | Adams | 24 mi | 40 acres |
| Box Elder Creek Reservoir 5-A | Buffalo | 25 mi | 28 acres |
| Prairie Lake | Adams | 25 mi | 59 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 150640186). Verified October 30, 2026.