Lakes / Nevada / Nye County / Big Well Ponds
Big Well Ponds, Nevada
171 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
38.59 degrees N, 115.65 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 Big Well Ponds Stacks Up
- Larger than 48% of the 203 lakes counted in Nevada.
- About 169 miles from Las Vegas, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockes Ponds | Nye | 5.5 mi | 80 acres |
| Tule Field Reservoir | Nye | 31 mi | 179 acres |
| Dacey Reservoir | Nye | 32 mi | 186 acres |
| Hay Meadow Reservoir | Nye | 32 mi | 126 acres |
| Adams-McGill Reservoir | Nye | 33 mi | 677 acres |
| Upper Fish Lake | Nye | 44 mi | 291 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Well Ponds
How Big Is Big Well Ponds?
Big Well Ponds covers 171 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 147464561). Verified October 30, 2026.