Lakes / Nebraska / Hitchcock County / Swanson Lake
Swanson Lake, Nebraska
4,661 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
40.16 degrees N, 101.11 degrees W - Hitchcock 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 Swanson Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #4 for surface area among the Nebraska lakes counted so far - 4,661 acres.
- About 69 miles from North Platte, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Butler Lake | Frontier | 26 mi | 1,496 acres |
| Enders Reservoir | Chase | 30 mi | 1,195 acres |
| Camp Hayes Lake | Hayes | 31 mi | 32 acres |
| Rock Creek Lake | Dundy | 35 mi | 34 acres |
| Reservoir Pond | Chase | 38 mi | 46 acres |
| Medicine Creek Reservoir 160 | Frontier | 45 mi | 25 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 129589450). Verified October 30, 2026.