Lakes / Nevada / Pershing County / Big Five Reservoir
Big Five Reservoir, Nevada
74 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
40.06 degrees N, 118.46 degrees W - Pershing 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 Big Five Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 29% of the 203 lakes counted in Nevada.
- About 81 miles from Reno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toulon Lake | Pershing | 9.7 mi | 1,905 acres |
| Humboldt Lake | Churchill | 11 mi | 8,947 acres |
| Big Water | Churchill | 26 mi | 6,003 acres |
| Pintail Bay | Churchill | 27 mi | 1,209 acres |
| Duck Lake | Churchill | 27 mi | 31 acres |
| Swan Lake | Churchill | 28 mi | 1,035 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Five Reservoir
How Big Is Big Five Reservoir?
Big Five Reservoir covers 74 acres in Pershing County, Nevada.
What Is the Largest Lake in Pershing County?
Rye Patch Reservoir is the largest lake in Pershing County, at 11,474 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 145843721). Verified October 30, 2026.