Lakes / Nevada / Churchill County / Goose Lake
Goose Lake, Nevada
924 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
39.61 degrees N, 118.44 degrees W - Churchill 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 Goose Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 78% of the 203 lakes counted in Nevada.
- About 73 miles from Reno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattail Lake | Churchill | 1.3 mi | 266 acres |
| South Nutgrass | Churchill | 1.4 mi | 668 acres |
| Dog Head Pond | Churchill | 1.5 mi | 109 acres |
| Division Lake | Churchill | 1.7 mi | 64 acres |
| Tule Lake | Churchill | 2.0 mi | 1,297 acres |
| Swan Check | Churchill | 2.2 mi | 261 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Goose Lake
How Big Is Goose Lake?
Goose Lake covers 924 acres in Churchill County, Nevada.
What Is the Largest Lake in Churchill County?
Humboldt Salt Marsh is the largest lake in Churchill County, at 9,832 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 145888526). Verified October 30, 2026.