Lakes / Nevada / Washoe County

Lakes in Washoe County, Nevada

52 lakes counted in Washoe County - the largest is Pyramid Lake at 108,982 acres.

Lakes Counted

108,982 acres

Largest - Pyramid Lake

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

All Counted Lakes

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Pyramid Lake	Washoe	108,982 acres	-
2	Washoe Lake	Washoe	5,562 acres	-
3	Alkali Lake	Washoe	3,790 acres	-
4	Massacre Lake	Washoe	3,715 acres	-
5	West Lake	Washoe	1,411 acres	-
6	Swan Lake Reservoir	Washoe	1,370 acres	-
7	New Year Lake	Washoe	1,345 acres	-
8	Calcutta Lake	Washoe	1,313 acres	-
9	Middle Lake	Washoe	1,157 acres	-
10	Mosquito Lake	Washoe	747 acres	-
11	Swan Lake	Washoe	533 acres	-
12	Silver Lake	Washoe	449 acres	-
13	Central Lake	Washoe	444 acres	-
14	Burnt Lake	Washoe	417 acres	-
15	Middle Lake	Washoe	374 acres	-
16	Marlette Lake	Washoe	354 acres	-
17	Fortynine Lake	Washoe	351 acres	-
18	Mud Lake	Washoe	286 acres	-
19	Cow Lake	Washoe	240 acres	-
20	Bald Mountain Lake	Washoe	219 acres	-
21	SOB Lake	Washoe	215 acres	-
22	Carter Reservoir	Washoe	201 acres	-
23	Garden Lake	Washoe	194 acres	-
24	Willow Lake	Washoe	181 acres	-
25	Fatty Martin Lake	Washoe	143 acres	-
26	Dry Steer Lake	Washoe	124 acres	-
27	Grass Lake	Washoe	119 acres	-
28	Big Adobe Flat	Washoe	101 acres	-
29	Frog Pond	Washoe	97 acres	-
30	Captain Johnson Reservoir	Washoe	91 acres	-
31	Pilgrim Lake	Washoe	89 acres	-
32	Horse Lake	Washoe	85 acres	-
33	Little High Rock Reservoir	Washoe	78 acres	-
34	Wall Canyon Reservoir	Washoe	78 acres	-
35	Fly Reservoir	Washoe	74 acres	-
36	Catnip Reservoir	Washoe	73 acres	-
37	Spanish Flat Reservoir	Washoe	73 acres	-
38	Dry Lake	Washoe	71 acres	-
39	Hill Reservoir	Washoe	70 acres	-
40	Table Lakes	Washoe	55 acres	-
41	Alexander Lake	Washoe	54 acres	-
42	Boulder Lake	Washoe	46 acres	-
43	Granite Mountain Reservoir	Washoe	45 acres	-
44	Little Valley Reservoir	Washoe	41 acres	-
45	Iveson Reservoir	Washoe	38 acres	-
46	Steer Lake	Washoe	33 acres	-
47	Mahogany Lake	Washoe	32 acres	-
48	Racetrack Reservoir	Washoe	31 acres	-
49	Black Canyon Reservoir	Washoe	29 acres	-
50	Coleman Reservoir	Washoe	29 acres	-
51	Dewey Parker Reservoir	Washoe	26 acres	-
52	Virginia Lake	Washoe	25 acres	-

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