Lakes / Nevada / Churchill County / Big Indian Lake
Big Indian Lake, Nevada
176 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
39.60 degrees N, 118.65 degrees W - Churchill 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 Indian Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 49% of the 203 lakes counted in Nevada.
- About 62 miles from Reno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papoose Lake | Churchill | 0.9 mi | 121 acres |
| Likes Lake | Churchill | 1.2 mi | 60 acres |
| Upper Lake | Churchill | 2.0 mi | 57 acres |
| Leter Reservoir | Churchill | 3.6 mi | 50 acres |
| East Lake | Churchill | 3.7 mi | 90 acres |
| Little Dutch Bill Pond | Churchill | 6.5 mi | 1,271 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Indian Lake
How Big Is Big Indian Lake?
Big Indian Lake covers 176 acres in Churchill County, Nevada.
What Is the Largest Lake in Churchill County?
Humboldt Salt Marsh is the largest lake in Churchill County, at 9,832 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 145888175). Verified October 30, 2026.