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Dam C Reservoir, Nevada
41 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
36.41 degrees N, 116.26 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 Dam C Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 15% of the 203 lakes counted in Nevada.
- About 30 miles from Henderson, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Reservoir | Nye | 3.4 mi | 71 acres |
| Peterson Reservoir | Nye | 5.7 mi | 60 acres |
| Lake Number One | Nye | 5.8 mi | 59 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Dam C Reservoir
How Big Is Dam C Reservoir?
Dam C Reservoir covers 41 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 126876131). Verified October 30, 2026.