This is a list of lakes of Nebraska . Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
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| Name | Area | Speed limit | ! County(ies) | Notes |
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| Allure | 200 | Saunders | north of Ashland | |
| Beaver | 300 | Cass | Private lake near Plattsmouth | |
| Bennington | 270 | Douglas | ||
| Big Indian Recreation Area | 68 | 5 mph | Gage | South of Wymore |
| Blue | 311 | 5 mph | Garden | north of Oshkosh |
| Bluestem | 325 | Lancaster | near Crete | |
| Box Butte Reservoir | 1,600 | Dawes | SE of Crawford | |
| Bowling Lake | Lancaster | Located in northwest Lincoln, across the road on NW 48th St from Arnold Elementary School. | ||
| Branched Oak | 1,800 | Lancaster | near Malcolm | |
| Bridgeport SRA, Center | 78 | Morrill | 5 lakes near Bridgeport | |
| Buckskin Hills WMA | 75 | Dixon | near Newcastle | |
| Burchard | 150 | 5 mph | Pawnee | east of Beatrice |
| Calamus Reservoir | 5,200 | Loup & Garfield | near Burwell | |
| Carter | 300 | 5 mph | Douglas | Shared with Iowa |
| Clear | 425 | Cherry | at Valentine NWR | |
| Clear | 195 | Brown | south of Ainsworth | |
| Conestoga | 230 | Lancaster | near Emerald | |
| Cottonwood | 250 | Cedar | below Gavins Point Dam, shared with South Dakota. Gasoline-powered motors prohibited. | |
| Cottonwood | 60 | Cherry | near Merriman | |
| Crescent WMA | 982 | 5 mph | Garden | 20 mi north of Oshkosh |
| Elwood | 1,300 | Gosper | south of Lexington | |
| Enders Reservoir | 1,707 | Chase | near Imperial | |
| Enders | 100 | Brown | south of Ainsworth | |
| Ericson | 70 | 5 mph | Wheeler | |
| Flanagan | 220 | 5 mph | Douglas | 168th & Fort St |
| Fremont Lakes | 280 | Dodge | 19 lakes near Fremont | |
| Gallagher Canyon | 182 | 5 mph | Dawson | 10 mi west of Elwood |
| Glenn Cunningham | 390 | 5 mph | Douglas | north central Omaha |
| Goose | 237 | 5 mph | Holt | south of O'Neill |
| Grove | 50 | 5 mph | Antelope | near Royal |
| Harlan County | 13,250 | Harlan | near Alma | |
| Helen | 20 | 5 mph | Dawson | Gothenburg |
| Iron Horse Trail | 85 | 5 mph | Pawnee | near DuBois |
| Jeffrey Reservoir | 900 | Lincoln | south of Brady | |
| Johnson SRA | 2,068 | Gosper | near Lexington | |
| Kirkmans Cove | 160 | Richardson | near Humboldt | |
| Lewis and Clark | 31,400 | Cedar & Knox | Missouri River reservoir. Largest lake, shared with South Dakota. | |
| Long | 155 | 5 mph | Brown | south of Ainsworth |
| Mallard Landing | 90 | Douglas County | private lake | |
| Maloney | 1,650 | Lincoln | near North Platte | |
| McConaughy | 30,500 | Keith | near Ogallala. Largest lake entirely within the State of Nebraska. | |
| Lake Minatare | 2,158 | Scotts Bluff | NE of Scotts Bluff | |
| Ogallala | 650 | 5 mph | Keith | near Ogallala |
| Maskenthine | 98 | 5 mph | Stanton | North of Stanton |
| Medicine Creek | 1,850 | Frontier | near Cambridge | |
| Merritt Reservoir | 2,900 | Cherry | near Valentine | |
| Midway Canyon Reservoir | 607 | Dawson | south of Cozad | |
| Mud Lake | Cherry | NW of Mullen | ||
| Mudd Lake | Logan | south of Nebr National Forest | ||
| North | 200 | Platte | ||
| Olive Creek | 175 | 5 mph | Lancaster | near Kramer |
| Olivier Reservoir | 270 | Kimball | west of Kimball | |
| Pawnee | 740 | Lancaster | near Emerald | |
| Pelican | 798 | Cherry | Valentine NWR | |
| Plum Creek | 252 | Dawson | near Cozad | |
| Prairie Queen | 135 | 5 mph | Sarpy | east of Gretna |
| Rat & Beaver | 500 | 5 mph | Cherry | south of Ainsworth |
| Red Willow/Hugh Butler | 1,630 | Frontier | north of McCook | |
| Rockford | 150 | Gage | east of Beatrice | |
| Salt Valley Lakes | Lancaster | 20+ lakes around Lincoln | ||
| Sandy & Big Sandy | 200 | Saunders | north of Ashland | |
| Sherman Reservoir | 2,845 | Sherman | near Loup City | |
| Smith WMA | 290 | 5 mph | Sheridan | |
| Smith | 225 | Garden | Crescent NWR Gordon | |
| Spaulding | 24 | Greeley | ||
| Stagecoach | 195 | 5 mph | Lancaster | near Hickman |
| Standing Bear | 135 | 5 mph | Douglas | northwest Omaha |
| Steverson-Cottonwood | 680 | 5 mph | Cherry | north of Hyannis |
| Swan | 235 | Holt | south of Atkinson | |
| Swanson Reservoir | 5,000 | Hitchcock | west of McCook | |
| Summit | 190 | 5 mph | Burt | near Tekama |
| Sutherland Reservoir | 3,017 | Lincoln | east of Paxton | |
| Twin Lakes | 300 | Sheridan | south of Gordon | |
| Twin Lakes WMA | 160 | 5 mph | Rock | near Bassett |
| Thomas | Saunders | north of Ashland | ||
| Wagon Train | 315 | 5 mph | Lancaster | near Hickman |
| Walgren SRA | 100 | 5 mph | Sheridan | near Hays Springs |
| Walnut Creek Reservoir | 105 | 5 mph | Sarpy | near Papillion |
| Wanahoo | 662 | 5 mph | Saunders | north of Wahoo |
| Wehrspann | 245 | 5 mph | Sarpy | southwest Omaha |
| Whitney | 900 | Dawes | ||
| Willow Creek Reservoir | 700 | 5 mph | Pierce | NW of Norfolk |
| Willow WMA | 380 | 5 mph | Brown | south of Ainsworth |
| Zorinsky | 255 | 5 mph | Douglas | west Omaha |
