Lakes / Nevada / Nye County / Dry Lake
Dry Lake, Nye County, Nevada
1,821 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
37.50 degrees N, 116.40 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 Dry Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 87% of the 203 lakes counted in Nevada.
- About 103 miles from Henderson, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Lake | Nye | 19 mi | 626 acres |
| Mud Lake | Nye | 34 mi | 827 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Dry Lake
How Big Is Dry Lake?
Dry Lake covers 1,821 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 128898200). Verified October 30, 2026.