Lakes / Nevada / Churchill County / Big Water
Big Water, Nevada
6,003 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
39.69 degrees N, 118.39 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 Water Stacks Up
- Ranks #9 for surface area among the Nevada lakes counted so far - 6,003 acres.
- About 77 miles from Reno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pintail Bay | Churchill | 2.6 mi | 1,209 acres |
| North Nutgrass | Churchill | 2.8 mi | 2,398 acres |
| West Nutgrass | Churchill | 4.0 mi | 257 acres |
| Swan Check | Churchill | 4.5 mi | 261 acres |
| Swan Lake | Churchill | 4.8 mi | 1,035 acres |
| South Nutgrass | Churchill | 4.8 mi | 668 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Water
How Big Is Big Water?
Big Water covers 6,003 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 145888142). Verified October 30, 2026.