Wood Lake is a village in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States.

Wood Lake was founded in 1882 when the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad was extended to that point.

[4] It was named for the trees at a nearby lake, which were the source of valuable timber.

48.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 30.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the village was 95.83% White, 1.39% Native American, and 2.78% from two or more races.

There were 46.4% of families and 44.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including 60.0% of under eighteens and 36.0% of those over 64.