Lakes / Nevada / Humboldt County / Gridley Lake
Gridley Lake, Nevada
262 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
41.75 degrees N, 118.85 degrees W - Humboldt 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 Gridley Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 59% of the 203 lakes counted in Nevada.
- About 162 miles from Reno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knott Creek Reservoir | Humboldt | 6.4 mi | 90 acres |
| Onion Valley Reservoir | Humboldt | 6.9 mi | 64 acres |
| Little Onion Reservoir | Humboldt | 6.9 mi | 36 acres |
| Onion Lake | Humboldt | 12 mi | 35 acres |
| Continental Lake | Humboldt | 12 mi | 1,427 acres |
| Dry Lake | Humboldt | 15 mi | 31 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Gridley Lake
How Big Is Gridley Lake?
Gridley Lake covers 262 acres in Humboldt County, Nevada.
What Is the Largest Lake in Humboldt County?
Chimney Reservoir is the largest lake in Humboldt County, at 2,190 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 153058232). Verified October 30, 2026.