Lakes / Nevada / White Pine County / Y Pond
Y Pond, Nevada
6,464 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Nevada
40.12 degrees N, 115.50 degrees W - White Pine 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 Y Pond Stacks Up
- Ranks #8 for surface area among the Nevada lakes counted so far - 6,464 acres.
- The largest lake in White Pine County among those counted.
- About 233 miles from Reno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Lake Unit Twenty-one | Elko | 3.8 mi | 97 acres |
| Ruby Lake Unit Twenty | Elko | 4.4 mi | 213 acres |
| Ruby Lake | Elko | 4.5 mi | 605 acres |
| Ruby Lake Unit Fourteen | Elko | 5.1 mi | 284 acres |
| Ruby Lake Unit Thirteen | Elko | 5.8 mi | 123 acres |
| Ruby Lake Unit Ten | Elko | 6.7 mi | 235 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Y Pond
How Big Is Y Pond?
Y Pond covers 6,464 acres in White Pine County, Nevada.
What Is the Largest Lake in White Pine County?
Y Pond is the largest lake in White Pine County, at 6,464 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 149743208). Verified October 30, 2026.