Lakes / Nevada / Lyon County / Artesia Lake
Artesia Lake, Nevada
1,455 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
38.94 degrees N, 119.36 degrees W - Lyon 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 Artesia Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 86% of the 203 lakes counted in Nevada.
- About 27 miles from Carson City, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaman Lakes | Lyon | 8.4 mi | 25 acres |
| Fort Churchill Cooling Ponds | Lyon | 18 mi | 167 acres |
| Dangberg Reservoir Number Four | Douglas | 19 mi | 61 acres |
| Dangberg Reservoir Number Three | Douglas | 19 mi | 114 acres |
| Topaz Lake | Douglas | 20 mi | 1,852 acres |
| Mud Lake | Douglas | 21 mi | 292 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Artesia Lake
How Big Is Artesia Lake?
Artesia Lake covers 1,455 acres in Lyon County, Nevada.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lyon County?
Lahontan Reservoir is the largest lake in Lyon County, at 9,999 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 60563616). Verified October 30, 2026.