Lakes / Nebraska / Box Butte County / Sewer Lake Number 1
Sewer Lake Number 1, Nebraska
93 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
42.05 degrees N, 102.76 degrees W - Box Butte 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 Sewer Lake Number 1 Stacks Up
- Larger than 63% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- The largest lake in Box Butte County among those counted.
- About 122 miles from North Platte, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clough Lake | Box Butte | 3.2 mi | 36 acres |
| Sturgeon Lake | Garden | 6.4 mi | 111 acres |
| Blue Stem Lake | Garden | 7.0 mi | 111 acres |
| McCarthy Lake | Morrill | 7.2 mi | 231 acres |
| Jesse Lake | Sheridan | 7.5 mi | 244 acres |
| Clear Lake | Garden | 7.7 mi | 36 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Sewer Lake Number 1
How Big Is Sewer Lake Number 1?
Sewer Lake Number 1 covers 93 acres in Box Butte County, Nebraska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Box Butte County?
Sewer Lake Number 1 is the largest lake in Box Butte County, at 93 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 150501910). Verified October 30, 2026.