Lakes / Nebraska / Morrill County / Sand Lake
Sand Lake, Nebraska
134 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
41.79 degrees N, 102.67 degrees W - Morrill 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 Sand Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 75% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- About 109 miles from North Platte, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moffit Lake | Garden | 1.5 mi | 105 acres |
| Wilson Lake | Garden | 3.1 mi | 50 acres |
| Alkali Lake | Garden | 4.1 mi | 133 acres |
| Clark Lake | Morrill | 4.2 mi | 150 acres |
| Long Lake | Garden | 4.3 mi | 89 acres |
| Goose Lake | Morrill | 5.1 mi | 83 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Sand Lake
How Big Is Sand Lake?
Sand Lake covers 134 acres in Morrill County, Nebraska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Morrill County?
McCarthy Lake is the largest lake in Morrill County, at 231 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 148189000). Verified October 30, 2026.