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Adams-McGill Reservoir, Nevada
677 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
38.38 degrees N, 115.11 degrees W - Nye 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 Adams-McGill Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 74% of the 203 lakes counted in Nevada.
- About 153 miles from Las Vegas, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dacey Reservoir | Nye | 1.3 mi | 186 acres |
| Hay Meadow Reservoir | Nye | 4.8 mi | 126 acres |
| Tule Field Reservoir | Nye | 6.1 mi | 179 acres |
| Big Well Ponds | Nye | 33 mi | 171 acres |
| Lockes Ponds | Nye | 36 mi | 80 acres |
| Scottys Meadow | White Pine | 50 mi | 28 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Adams-McGill Reservoir
How Big Is Adams-McGill Reservoir?
Adams-McGill Reservoir covers 677 acres in Nye County, Nevada.
What Is the Largest Lake in Nye County?
Dry Lake is the largest lake in Nye County, at 3,172 acres.
Largest Lakes in Nevada
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Mead | Clark | 133,758 acres | - |
| 2 | Pyramid Lake | Washoe | 108,982 acres | - |
| 3 | Walker Lake | Mineral | 29,655 acres | - |
| 4 | Rye Patch Reservoir | Pershing | 11,474 acres | - |
| 5 | Lahontan Reservoir | Lyon | 9,999 acres | - |
All 203 Nevada 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 148548382). Verified October 30, 2026.