Lakes / Nevada / Elko County / Ruby Lake Unit Thirteen
Ruby Lake Unit Thirteen, Nevada
123 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
40.21 degrees N, 115.48 degrees W - Elko 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 Ruby Lake Unit Thirteen Stacks Up
- Larger than 43% of the 203 lakes counted in Nevada.
- About 235 miles from Reno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Lake Unit Fourteen | Elko | 0.7 mi | 284 acres |
| Ruby Lake Unit Ten | Elko | 0.9 mi | 235 acres |
| Ruby Lake Unit Twenty | Elko | 1.4 mi | 213 acres |
| Ruby Lake | Elko | 1.5 mi | 605 acres |
| Ruby Lake Unit Twenty-one | Elko | 2.3 mi | 97 acres |
| Y Pond | White Pine | 5.8 mi | 6,464 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Ruby Lake Unit Thirteen
How Big Is Ruby Lake Unit Thirteen?
Ruby Lake Unit Thirteen covers 123 acres in Elko County, Nevada.
What Is the Largest Lake in Elko County?
Goshute Lake is the largest lake in Elko County, at 4,226 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 149743156). Verified October 30, 2026.