Lakes / Nebraska / Sherman County / Sherman Reservoir
Sherman Reservoir, Nebraska
2,435 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
41.32 degrees N, 98.90 degrees W - Sherman 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 Sherman Reservoir Stacks Up
- Ranks #7 for surface area among the Nebraska lakes counted so far - 2,435 acres.
- About 40 miles from Grand Island, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Creek Reservoir | Valley | 10 mi | 980 acres |
| Bredthauer Reservoir | Valley | 14 mi | 71 acres |
| Ericson Lake | Wheeler | 33 mi | 35 acres |
| Box Elder Creek Reservoir 5-A | Buffalo | 34 mi | 28 acres |
| Pibel Lake | Wheeler | 36 mi | 27 acres |
| L E Ray Lake | Hall | 41 mi | 31 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 153748228). Verified October 30, 2026.