Lakes / Nebraska / Sarpy County / Shadow Lake
Shadow Lake, Nebraska
34 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
41.13 degrees N, 96.03 degrees W - Sarpy 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 Shadow Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 17% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- About 10 miles from Omaha, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Creek Lake | Sarpy | 2.1 mi | 84 acres |
| Wehrspann Lake | Sarpy | 6.9 mi | 216 acres |
| Zorinsky Lake | Douglas | 9.7 mi | 235 acres |
| W-M Lake | Cass | 9.9 mi | 47 acres |
| Schilling Lake | Cass | 10 mi | 29 acres |
| Candlewood Reservoir | Douglas | 11 mi | 34 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Shadow Lake
How Big Is Shadow Lake?
Shadow Lake covers 34 acres in Sarpy County, Nebraska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Sarpy County?
Wehrspann Lake is the largest lake in Sarpy County, at 216 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 74256442). Verified October 30, 2026.