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Mud Lake, Churchill County, Nevada
39 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
39.52 degrees N, 118.90 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 Mud Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 13% of the 203 lakes counted in Nevada.
- About 49 miles from Reno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soda Lake | Churchill | 1.5 mi | 359 acres |
| Sheckler Reservoir | Churchill | 5.6 mi | 2,768 acres |
| S Line Reservoir | Churchill | 9.7 mi | 106 acres |
| Oles Pond | Churchill | 10 mi | 342 acres |
| Upper Lake | Churchill | 13 mi | 57 acres |
| Likes Lake | Churchill | 13 mi | 60 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Mud Lake
How Big Is Mud Lake?
Mud Lake covers 39 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 145888531). Verified October 30, 2026.