Lakes / Nevada / Washoe County / Horse Lake
Horse Lake, Nevada
85 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
41.82 degrees N, 119.75 degrees W - Washoe 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 Horse Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 32% of the 203 lakes counted in Nevada.
- About 159 miles from Reno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Lake | Washoe | 3.3 mi | 240 acres |
| Calcutta Lake | Washoe | 3.3 mi | 1,313 acres |
| Middle Lake | Washoe | 4.4 mi | 1,157 acres |
| Mosquito Lake | Washoe | 4.8 mi | 747 acres |
| Hill Reservoir | Washoe | 5.7 mi | 70 acres |
| Little Valley Reservoir | Washoe | 6.3 mi | 41 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Horse Lake
How Big Is Horse Lake?
Horse Lake covers 85 acres in Washoe County, Nevada.
What Is the Largest Lake in Washoe County?
Pyramid Lake is the largest lake in Washoe County, at 108,982 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 136712562). Verified October 30, 2026.