Lakes / Nebraska / Johnson County / Spring Creek Reservoir 5-A
Spring Creek Reservoir 5-A, Nebraska
51 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
40.46 degrees N, 96.09 degrees W - Johnson 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 Spring Creek Reservoir 5-A Stacks Up
- Larger than 38% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- The largest lake in Johnson County among those counted.
- About 40 miles from Lincoln, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Creek Reservoir 9-A | Johnson | 6.1 mi | 38 acres |
| N F Little Nemaha Reservoir 4-F | Otoe | 12 mi | 39 acres |
| Ziegler Creek Reservoir Z-16 | Otoe | 14 mi | 25 acres |
| Wilson Creek Reservoir 7-A | Otoe | 16 mi | 73 acres |
| Muddy Creek Reservoir Number 10 | Nemaha | 18 mi | 32 acres |
| Kirkmans Cove Lake | Richardson | 20 mi | 155 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 148800876). Verified October 30, 2026.