Lakes / Nebraska / Dawes County / Whitney Lake
Whitney Lake, Nebraska
962 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
42.79 degrees N, 103.31 degrees W - Dawes 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 Whitney Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 96% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- About 174 miles from North Platte, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilster Reservoir | Dawes | 3.9 mi | 53 acres |
| Baldwin Reservoir | Dawes | 4.4 mi | 28 acres |
| Snus Lake | Dawes | 4.8 mi | 93 acres |
| Lone Tree Reservoir | Dawes | 9.0 mi | 58 acres |
| North Draw Reservoir | Dawes | 11 mi | 39 acres |
| Moody Reservoir | Dawes | 12 mi | 53 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Whitney Lake
How Big Is Whitney Lake?
Whitney Lake covers 962 acres in Dawes County, Nebraska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Dawes County?
Box Butte Reservoir is the largest lake in Dawes County, at 1,263 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 126569046). Verified October 30, 2026.