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Dacey Reservoir, Nevada
186 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
38.40 degrees N, 115.12 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 Dacey Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 51% of the 203 lakes counted in Nevada.
- About 154 miles from Las Vegas, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams-McGill Reservoir | Nye | 1.3 mi | 677 acres |
| Hay Meadow Reservoir | Nye | 5.4 mi | 126 acres |
| Tule Field Reservoir | Nye | 6.6 mi | 179 acres |
| Big Well Ponds | Nye | 32 mi | 171 acres |
| Lockes Ponds | Nye | 35 mi | 80 acres |
| Scottys Meadow | White Pine | 49 mi | 28 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Dacey Reservoir
How Big Is Dacey Reservoir?
Dacey Reservoir covers 186 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 148548377). Verified October 30, 2026.