Lakes / Nevada / Lander County / Smith Creek Reservoir
Smith Creek Reservoir, Nevada
37 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
39.39 degrees N, 117.64 degrees W - Lander 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 Smith Creek Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 12% of the 203 lakes counted in Nevada.
- The largest lake in Lander County among those counted.
- About 115 miles from Carson City, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Salt Marsh | Churchill | 35 mi | 9,832 acres |
| East Alkali Lake Number Two | Churchill | 43 mi | 76 acres |
| East Alkali Lake Number One | Churchill | 43 mi | 620 acres |
| Division Lake | Churchill | 44 mi | 64 acres |
| Iowa Canyon Reservoir | Lander | 44 mi | 26 acres |
| Salt Wells Marsh | Churchill | 45 mi | 1,182 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 138771717). Verified October 30, 2026.