Lakes / Nevada / Lyon County / Fort Churchill Cooling Ponds
Fort Churchill Cooling Ponds, Nevada
167 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
39.12 degrees N, 119.13 degrees W - Lyon 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 Fort Churchill Cooling Ponds Stacks Up
- Larger than 48% of the 203 lakes counted in Nevada.
- About 34 miles from Carson City, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weber Reservoir | Mineral | 14 mi | 887 acres |
| Artesia Lake | Lyon | 18 mi | 1,455 acres |
| Lahontan Reservoir | Lyon | 19 mi | 9,999 acres |
| Sheckler Reservoir | Churchill | 24 mi | 2,768 acres |
| Beaman Lakes | Lyon | 25 mi | 25 acres |
| Carson Lake | Churchill | 27 mi | 2,420 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Fort Churchill Cooling Ponds
How Big Is Fort Churchill Cooling Ponds?
Fort Churchill Cooling Ponds covers 167 acres in Lyon County, Nevada.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lyon County?
Lahontan Reservoir is the largest lake in Lyon County, at 9,999 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 67303695). Verified October 30, 2026.