Lakes / Nebraska / Phelps County / Moses Hill Lagoon
Moses Hill Lagoon, Nebraska
52 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
40.52 degrees N, 99.47 degrees W - Phelps 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 Moses Hill Lagoon Stacks Up
- Larger than 39% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- About 24 miles from Kearney, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hole East Lake | Buffalo | 13 mi | 25 acres |
| Whaley-Reynolds Reservoir Number 1 | Gosper | 18 mi | 28 acres |
| Philips Lake | Gosper | 20 mi | 139 acres |
| Cottonmill Reservoir | Buffalo | 21 mi | 45 acres |
| Elwood Reservoir | Gosper | 22 mi | 978 acres |
| Johnson Lake | Dawson | 24 mi | 2,207 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 150665350). Verified October 30, 2026.