Lakes / Nebraska / Webster County / Pawnee Lake
Pawnee Lake, Webster County, Nebraska
38 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
40.07 degrees N, 98.37 degrees W - Webster 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 Pawnee Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 23% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- The largest lake in Webster County among those counted.
- About 57 miles from Kearney, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohmstede Reservoir | Webster | 2.2 mi | 31 acres |
| Williams Reservoir | Nuckolls | 24 mi | 33 acres |
| Prairie Lake | Adams | 33 mi | 59 acres |
| Thirty-Two Mile Creek Reservoir | Adams | 33 mi | 40 acres |
| Shurigar Brothers Lake | Adams | 34 mi | 25 acres |
| Roseland Lake | Adams | 35 mi | 46 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 129519318). Verified October 30, 2026.