Lakes / Nevada / Washoe County / Silver Lake
Silver Lake, Nevada
449 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
39.64 degrees N, 119.91 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 Silver Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 68% of the 203 lakes counted in Nevada.
- About 10 miles from Reno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Lake | Washoe | 4.1 mi | 533 acres |
| Virginia Lake | Washoe | 11 mi | 25 acres |
| Alexander Lake | Washoe | 16 mi | 54 acres |
| Tracy Pond | Storey | 21 mi | 33 acres |
| Spanish Flat Reservoir | Washoe | 26 mi | 73 acres |
| Washoe Lake | Washoe | 27 mi | 5,562 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Silver Lake
How Big Is Silver Lake?
Silver Lake covers 449 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 55109405). Verified October 30, 2026.