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Lakes Near Reno, Nevada

26 counted Nevada lakes sit within 60 miles of Reno - the largest is Pyramid Lake at 108,982 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Pyramid Lake	Washoe	38 mi	108,982 acres	-
Lahontan Reservoir	Lyon	38 mi	9,999 acres	-
Washoe Lake	Washoe	18 mi	5,562 acres	-
Sheckler Reservoir	Churchill	48 mi	2,768 acres	-
Artesia Lake	Lyon	48 mi	1,455 acres	-
Weber Reservoir	Mineral	59 mi	887 acres	-
Swan Lake	Washoe	9 mi	533 acres	-
Silver Lake	Washoe	10 mi	449 acres	-
Soda Lake	Churchill	50 mi	359 acres	-
Marlette Lake	Washoe	25 mi	354 acres	-
Oles Pond	Churchill	59 mi	342 acres	-
Mud Lake	Douglas	48 mi	292 acres	-
Fernley Reservoir Number One	Lyon	37 mi	181 acres	-
Fort Churchill Cooling Ponds	Lyon	46 mi	167 acres	-
Dangberg Reservoir Number Three	Douglas	38 mi	114 acres	-
S Line Reservoir	Churchill	58 mi	106 acres	-
Spooner Lake	Douglas	30 mi	88 acres	-
Spanish Flat Reservoir	Washoe	33 mi	73 acres	-
Fernley Reservoir Number Three	Lyon	37 mi	63 acres	-
Dangberg Reservoir Number Four	Douglas	40 mi	61 acres	-
Alexander Lake	Washoe	6 mi	54 acres	-
Mud Lake	Churchill	49 mi	39 acres	-
Tracy Pond	Storey	15 mi	33 acres	-
Ambrosetti Pond	Douglas	34 mi	26 acres	-
Beaman Lakes	Lyon	55 mi	25 acres	-
Virginia Lake	Washoe	2 mi	25 acres	-

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; lake coordinates from the USGS NHD. Verified October 30, 2026.