Lakes / Nevada / Elko County

Lakes in Elko County, Nevada

29 lakes counted in Elko County - the largest is Goshute Lake at 4,226 acres.

Lakes Counted

4,226 acres

Largest - Goshute Lake

Elko County, highlighted, with its largest counted lakes dotted. Outlines from Census boundary data.

All Counted Lakes

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Goshute Lake	Elko	4,226 acres	-
2	Snow Water Lake	Elko	2,641 acres	-
3	South Fork Reservoir	Elko	1,593 acres	-
4	Wild Horse Reservoir	Elko	1,315 acres	-
5	Wilson Reservoir	Elko	852 acres	-
6	Franklin Lake	Elko	843 acres	-
7	Ruby Lake	Elko	605 acres	-
8	Willow Creek Reservoir	Elko	579 acres	-
9	23 Mile Reservoir	Elko	295 acres	-
10	Ruby Lake Unit Fourteen	Elko	284 acres	-
11	Lake Phyllis	Elko	272 acres	-
12	Ruby Lake Unit Ten	Elko	235 acres	-
13	Bishop Creek Reservoir	Elko	227 acres	-
14	Ruby Lake Unit Twenty	Elko	213 acres	-
15	Sheep Creek Reservoir	Elko	203 acres	-
16	Desert Ranch Reservoir	Elko	145 acres	-
17	Crittenden Reservoir	Elko	128 acres	-
18	Ruby Lake Unit Thirteen	Elko	123 acres	-
19	Dry Creek Reservoir	Elko	118 acres	-
20	Zunino Reservoir	Elko	115 acres	-
21	Corral Lake Reservoir	Elko	108 acres	-
22	Ruby Lake Unit Twenty-one	Elko	97 acres	-
23	Bull Run Reservoir	Elko	95 acres	-
24	Boyd Reservoir	Elko	86 acres	-
25	Dake Reservoir	Elko	56 acres	-
26	Charleston Reservoir	Elko	40 acres	-
27	Josephine Reservoir	Elko	35 acres	-
28	Spring Creek Reservoir	Elko	35 acres	-
29	Boies Reservoir	Elko	29 acres	-

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.