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Box Butte Reservoir
Reservoir in Nebraska · 1,396 acres · near Hemingford
Box Butte Reservoir has 1 boat ramp listed as public.
Nebraska Game and Parks lists curly-leaf pondweed and Eurasian watermilfoil as present in this water. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
Nebraska Game and Parks · checked October 18, 2026
Lake level: Box Butte Reservoir
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Level from Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Information Sharing Environment (RISE) (Box Butte Reservoir and Dam), daily; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
Depth contours in feet from Nebraska Game and Parks (fieldwork 2002); deepest point about 39 ft. Lake levels and bottoms change; not for navigation.
Launches
- Box Butte SRA · Boat ramp · near Hemingford
Community
Where people who fish, boat and paddle Box Butte Reservoir talk about it. Lake associations, clubs and local groups will be added as we find them.