Lakes / Nebraska / Pierce County / Willow Creek Lake
Willow Creek Lake, Nebraska
770 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nebraska
42.18 degrees N, 97.58 degrees W - Pierce 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 Willow Creek Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 96% of the 660 lakes counted in Nebraska.
- About 95 miles from Grand Island, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyview Lake | Madison | 12 mi | 39 acres |
| Medelmans Lake | Madison | 15 mi | 127 acres |
| Johnson Lake | Stanton | 21 mi | 29 acres |
| Maskenthine Reservoir | Stanton | 22 mi | 80 acres |
| Sand Creek Reservoir 2 | Stanton | 28 mi | 34 acres |
| Pilger Reservoir 1-B | Stanton | 29 mi | 41 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 149007136). Verified October 30, 2026.