Lakes / Nebraska / Cherry County
Lakes in Cherry County, Nebraska
164 lakes counted in Cherry County - the largest is Merritt Reservoir at 2,544 acres.
164
Lakes Counted
2,544 acres
Largest - Merritt Reservoir
Cherry County, highlighted, with its largest counted lakes dotted. Outlines from Census boundary data.
All Counted Lakes
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Reservoir | Cherry | 2,544 acres | - |
| 2 | Dads Lake | Cherry | 1,104 acres | - |
| 3 | South Marsh Lake | Cherry | 947 acres | - |
| 4 | Big Alkali Lake | Cherry | 813 acres | - |
| 5 | Mother Lake | Cherry | 712 acres | - |
| 6 | Cottonwood Lake | Cherry | 667 acres | - |
| 7 | Alkali Lake | Cherry | 661 acres | - |
| 8 | Pelican Lake | Cherry | 627 acres | - |
| 9 | Trout Lake | Cherry | 550 acres | - |
| 10 | Dewey Lake | Cherry | 524 acres | - |
| 11 | Clear Lake | Cherry | 510 acres | - |
| 12 | Alkali Lake | Cherry | 508 acres | - |
| 13 | Hackberry Lake | Cherry | 501 acres | - |
| 14 | Mule Lake | Cherry | 434 acres | - |
| 15 | Long Lake | Cherry | 418 acres | - |
| 16 | Swan Lake | Cherry | 402 acres | - |
| 17 | Whitewater Lake | Cherry | 379 acres | - |
| 18 | Red Deer Lake | Cherry | 377 acres | - |
| 19 | Willow Lake | Cherry | 373 acres | - |
| 20 | North Marsh Lake | Cherry | 358 acres | - |
| 21 | Cody Lake | Cherry | 346 acres | - |
| 22 | S B Lake | Cherry | 341 acres | - |
| 23 | Beaver Lake | Cherry | 327 acres | - |
| 24 | Round Lake | Cherry | 309 acres | - |
| 25 | Vrender Swamp | Cherry | 297 acres | - |
| 26 | Big Lake | Cherry | 269 acres | - |
| 27 | Home Valley Lake | Cherry | 254 acres | - |
| 28 | Lone Tree Lake | Cherry | 254 acres | - |
| 29 | Goose Lake | Cherry | 252 acres | - |
| 30 | Square Lake | Cherry | 218 acres | - |
| 31 | School Section Lake | Cherry | 204 acres | - |
| 32 | Castle Lake | Cherry | 191 acres | - |
| 33 | Twomile Lake | Cherry | 182 acres | - |
| 34 | Rat Lake | Cherry | 181 acres | - |
| 35 | Little Skull Lake | Cherry | 178 acres | - |
| 36 | Downing Lake | Cherry | 176 acres | - |
| 37 | Bull Lake | Cherry | 175 acres | - |
| 38 | Krumpf Lake | Cherry | 163 acres | - |
| 39 | Home Lake | Cherry | 158 acres | - |
| 40 | Pony Lake | Cherry | 158 acres | - |
| 41 | Goose Lake | Cherry | 151 acres | - |
| 42 | Shell Lake | Cherry | 150 acres | - |
| 43 | Watts Lake | Cherry | 149 acres | - |
| 44 | Long Lake | Cherry | 147 acres | - |
| 45 | West Twin Lake | Cherry | 144 acres | - |
| 46 | Ell Lake | Cherry | 135 acres | - |
| 47 | North Twin Lake | Cherry | 131 acres | - |
| 48 | Piester Lake | Cherry | 128 acres | - |
| 49 | Indian Lake | Cherry | 127 acres | - |
| 50 | Rat Lake | Cherry | 123 acres | - |
| 51 | Center Lake | Cherry | 122 acres | - |
| 52 | Turpin Lake | Cherry | 121 acres | - |
| 53 | North Twin Lake | Cherry | 120 acres | - |
| 54 | Dads Lake | Cherry | 116 acres | - |
| 55 | Red Willow Lake | Cherry | 115 acres | - |
| 56 | Goose Lake | Cherry | 112 acres | - |
| 57 | Spring Lake | Cherry | 112 acres | - |
| 58 | Big Buck Lake | Cherry | 111 acres | - |
| 59 | White Willow Lake | Cherry | 111 acres | - |
| 60 | Schoolhouse Lake | Cherry | 110 acres | - |
| 61 | Clubhouse Lake | Cherry | 107 acres | - |
| 62 | Speckel-Meir Lake | Cherry | 105 acres | - |
| 63 | Duck Lake | Cherry | 104 acres | - |
| 64 | Hill Lake | Cherry | 104 acres | - |
| 65 | Skull Lake | Cherry | 103 acres | - |
| 66 | Wolf Lake | Cherry | 97 acres | - |
| 67 | Roseberry Lake | Cherry | 96 acres | - |
| 68 | Sunflower Lake | Cherry | 96 acres | - |
| 69 | Murphy Lake | Cherry | 95 acres | - |
| 70 | Tree Claim Lake | Cherry | 93 acres | - |
| 71 | Evy Lake | Cherry | 91 acres | - |
| 72 | Twentyone Lake | Cherry | 91 acres | - |
| 73 | Dipping Vat Meadow | Cherry | 88 acres | - |
| 74 | Hudson Lake | Cherry | 86 acres | - |
| 75 | Tony Lake | Cherry | 84 acres | - |
| 76 | Rat Lake | Cherry | 83 acres | - |
| 77 | Mud Lake | Cherry | 81 acres | - |
| 78 | School Lake | Cherry | 81 acres | - |
| 79 | South Twin Lake | Cherry | 80 acres | - |
| 80 | Speck Lake | Cherry | 80 acres | - |
| 81 | Durbin Lake | Cherry | 78 acres | - |
| 82 | Alkali Lake | Cherry | 77 acres | - |
| 83 | Lost Lake | Cherry | 76 acres | - |
| 84 | Bakers Lake | Cherry | 75 acres | - |
| 85 | Coleman Lake | Cherry | 69 acres | - |
| 86 | Cotton Lake | Cherry | 69 acres | - |
| 87 | Fawn Lake | Cherry | 69 acres | - |
| 88 | Card Lake | Cherry | 68 acres | - |
| 89 | Flowing Well Lake | Cherry | 68 acres | - |
| 90 | Goose Lake | Cherry | 68 acres | - |
| 91 | Shigley Lake | Cherry | 68 acres | - |
| 92 | Duck Lake | Cherry | 67 acres | - |
| 93 | Long Lake | Cherry | 67 acres | - |
| 94 | Alkali Lake | Cherry | 66 acres | - |
| 95 | Medicine Lake | Cherry | 66 acres | - |
| 96 | Pelican Lake | Cherry | 65 acres | - |
| 97 | Short Lake | Cherry | 65 acres | - |
| 98 | Spall Lake | Cherry | 65 acres | - |
| 99 | Green Lake | Cherry | 64 acres | - |
| 100 | Hay Lake | Cherry | 64 acres | - |
| 101 | Bos Lake | Cherry | 63 acres | - |
| 102 | Coleman Lake | Cherry | 63 acres | - |
| 103 | Vaughn Lake | Cherry | 63 acres | - |
| 104 | Lowes Lake | Cherry | 62 acres | - |
| 105 | Winslow Lake | Cherry | 62 acres | - |
| 106 | Middle Lake | Cherry | 59 acres | - |
| 107 | Conway Lake | Cherry | 57 acres | - |
| 108 | Devils Punch Bowl Lake | Cherry | 57 acres | - |
| 109 | Ell Lake | Cherry | 56 acres | - |
| 110 | Jack Rabbit Lake | Cherry | 56 acres | - |
| 111 | Rat Lake | Cherry | 56 acres | - |
| 112 | South Twin Lake | Cherry | 56 acres | - |
| 113 | Bristol Lake | Cherry | 54 acres | - |
| 114 | Shaup Lake | Cherry | 54 acres | - |
| 115 | Coffee Lake | Cherry | 52 acres | - |
| 116 | Jim Lake | Cherry | 51 acres | - |
| 117 | Bean Soup Lake | Cherry | 50 acres | - |
| 118 | Little Dad Lake | Cherry | 49 acres | - |
| 119 | Log Cabin Lake | Cherry | 48 acres | - |
| 120 | Twin Lakes | Cherry | 48 acres | - |
| 121 | Soda Lake | Cherry | 47 acres | - |
| 122 | Tate Lake | Cherry | 47 acres | - |
| 123 | Cottonwood Lake | Cherry | 45 acres | - |
| 124 | Mud Lake | Cherry | 45 acres | - |
| 125 | Bornemann Lake | Cherry | 44 acres | - |
| 126 | Collier Lake | Cherry | 44 acres | - |
| 127 | Rat Lake | Cherry | 44 acres | - |
| 128 | McKeel Lake | Cherry | 42 acres | - |
| 129 | Steve Lake | Cherry | 42 acres | - |
| 130 | Moore Lake | Cherry | 41 acres | - |
| 131 | Marsh Lake | Cherry | 40 acres | - |
| 132 | Campbell Lake | Cherry | 39 acres | - |
| 133 | Homestead Lake | Cherry | 39 acres | - |
| 134 | Bray Lake | Cherry | 38 acres | - |
| 135 | Sand Beach Lake | Cherry | 38 acres | - |
| 136 | Alkali Pond | Cherry | 37 acres | - |
| 137 | Nelson Lake | Cherry | 37 acres | - |
| 138 | Hart Lake | Cherry | 36 acres | - |
| 139 | Spencer Lake | Cherry | 36 acres | - |
| 140 | East Twin Lake | Cherry | 35 acres | - |
| 141 | Larson Lake | Cherry | 35 acres | - |
| 142 | Smith Lake | Cherry | 35 acres | - |
| 143 | West Cottonwood Lake | Cherry | 35 acres | - |
| 144 | Packingham Lake | Cherry | 34 acres | - |
| 145 | Big Lake | Cherry | 32 acres | - |
| 146 | Cow Lake | Cherry | 31 acres | - |
| 147 | Fender Lake | Cherry | 30 acres | - |
| 148 | Horseshoe Lake | Cherry | 30 acres | - |
| 149 | Little Coleman Lake | Cherry | 30 acres | - |
| 150 | Moon Lake | Cherry | 30 acres | - |
| 151 | Preston Lake | Cherry | 30 acres | - |
| 152 | Mallard Lake | Cherry | 29 acres | - |
| 153 | Windmill Lake | Cherry | 29 acres | - |
| 154 | Esther Lake | Cherry | 28 acres | - |
| 155 | Three Corners Lake | Cherry | 28 acres | - |
| 156 | Little Alkali Lake | Cherry | 27 acres | - |
| 157 | Mud Lake | Cherry | 27 acres | - |
| 158 | Mullis Lake | Cherry | 27 acres | - |
| 159 | Rattlesnake Lake | Cherry | 27 acres | - |
| 160 | Blue Crane Lake | Cherry | 26 acres | - |
| 161 | Slim Jim Lake | Cherry | 26 acres | - |
| 162 | Trumbull Lake | Cherry | 26 acres | - |
| 163 | Holst Lake | Cherry | 25 acres | - |
| 164 | Leach Lake | Cherry | 25 acres | - |
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.