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Rye Patch Reservoir, Nevada
11,474 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
40.63 degrees N, 118.31 degrees W - Pershing 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 Rye Patch Reservoir Stacks Up
- Ranks #4 for surface area among the Nevada lakes counted so far - 11,474 acres.
- The largest lake in Pershing County among those counted.
- About 110 miles from Reno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir | Pershing | 1.8 mi | 2,562 acres |
| Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir | Pershing | 2.2 mi | 2,072 acres |
| Big Five Reservoir | Pershing | 40 mi | 74 acres |
| Toulon Lake | Pershing | 44 mi | 1,905 acres |
| Humboldt Lake | Churchill | 49 mi | 8,947 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Rye Patch Reservoir
How Big Is Rye Patch Reservoir?
Rye Patch Reservoir covers 11,474 acres in Pershing County, Nevada.
What Is the Largest Lake in Pershing County?
Rye Patch Reservoir is the largest lake in Pershing County, at 11,474 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 145843564). Verified October 30, 2026.