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Medicine Creek Reservoir 160, Nebraska
25 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
40.50 degrees N, 100.37 degrees W - Frontier 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 Medicine Creek Reservoir 160 Stacks Up
- Larger than 1% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- About 48 miles from North Platte, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Strunk Lake | Frontier | 9.5 mi | 1,727 acres |
| Hugh Butler Lake | Frontier | 19 mi | 1,496 acres |
| Central Midway Lake | Dawson | 25 mi | 239 acres |
| West Midway Lake | Dawson | 26 mi | 25 acres |
| Welfleet Lake | Lincoln | 26 mi | 46 acres |
| East Midway Lake | Dawson | 26 mi | 76 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Medicine Creek Reservoir 160
How Big Is Medicine Creek Reservoir 160?
Medicine Creek Reservoir 160 covers 25 acres in Frontier County, Nebraska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Frontier County?
Harry Strunk Lake is the largest lake in Frontier County, at 1,727 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 129703230). Verified October 30, 2026.