Lakes / Nevada / Humboldt County / Continental Lake
Continental Lake, Nevada
1,427 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
41.90 degrees N, 118.73 degrees W - Humboldt 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 Continental Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 85% of the 203 lakes counted in Nevada.
- About 173 miles from Reno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gridley Lake | Humboldt | 12 mi | 262 acres |
| Onion Valley Reservoir | Humboldt | 14 mi | 64 acres |
| Little Onion Reservoir | Humboldt | 15 mi | 36 acres |
| Knott Creek Reservoir | Humboldt | 16 mi | 90 acres |
| Buck Lake | Humboldt | 23 mi | 27 acres |
| Big Spring Reservoir | Humboldt | 23 mi | 598 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Continental Lake
How Big Is Continental Lake?
Continental Lake covers 1,427 acres in Humboldt County, Nevada.
What Is the Largest Lake in Humboldt County?
Chimney Reservoir is the largest lake in Humboldt County, at 2,190 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 153058192). Verified October 30, 2026.