Lakes / Nebraska / Scotts Bluff County / Murray Lake
Murray Lake, Nebraska
47 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
41.73 degrees N, 103.92 degrees W - Scotts Bluff 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 Murray Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 35% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- About 169 miles from North Platte, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochran Lake | Scotts Bluff | 20 mi | 46 acres |
| Lake Alice | Scotts Bluff | 24 mi | 622 acres |
| Lake Alice Number Two | Scotts Bluff | 25 mi | 123 acres |
| Winters Creek Lake | Scotts Bluff | 26 mi | 234 acres |
| Lake Minatare | Scotts Bluff | 26 mi | 1,958 acres |
| Oliver Reservoir | Kimball | 35 mi | 146 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Murray Lake
How Big Is Murray Lake?
Murray Lake covers 47 acres in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Scotts Bluff County?
Lake Minatare is the largest lake in Scotts Bluff County, at 1,958 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 140293461). Verified October 30, 2026.