Nevada Lakes

Lake Tahoe, a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, spans California and Nevada. It’s famous for beaches, ski resorts, and attractions like Emerald Bay’s Vikingsholm mansion and Sand Harbor Beach in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park.

Pyramid Lake is the geographic sink of the basin of the Truckee River, 40 mi northeast of Reno, Nevada, United States. Pyramid Lake is the biggest remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan, the inland sea that once covered much of western Nevada.

Lake Mead is a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States. It is located in the states of Nevada and Arizona, 24 mi east of Las Vegas. It is the largest reservoir in the U.S. in terms of water capacity.

Walker Lake is a natural lake in the Great Basin in western Nevada in the United States. It is 11 mi long and 5 mi wide, in northwestern Mineral County along the east side of the Wassuk Range, about 75 mi southeast of Reno.

Topaz Lake is a reservoir located on the California-Nevada border, about 75 miles south of Reno. The census-designated place of Topaz Lake, Nevada, is located along its northwest shore.

Washoe Lake is located near Carson City in the Washoe Valley of Washoe County, Nevada. It is a very shallow lake, with a surface area that can vary greatly from year to year. Washoe Lake State Park sits on the lake’s southeastern shore.

Lake Mohave is a reservoir on the Colorado River between the Hoover Dam and Davis Dam in Cottonwood Valley defining the border between Nevada and Arizona in the United States

Angel Lake is a glacial tarn in the northern part of the East Humboldt Range, in central Elko County in the northeastern part of the state of Nevada. It is located at approximately 41°01.6′N 115°05.1′W, and at an elevation of 8,378 feet. It has an area of approximately 13 acres, and a depth of up to 29 feet.

Lake Las Vegas is a 320-acre reservoir in Henderson, Nevada, with a 3,592-acre developed area around it. The area is sometimes referred to as the Lake Las Vegas Resort. It is being developed by 5 companies, including Lake at Las Vegas Joint Venture LLC.

Lamoille Lake is a glacial tarn in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is within the Ruby Mountains Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The lake is located at the head of Lamoille Canyon, at approximately 40°34.6′N 115°23.7′W, and at an elevation of 9,747 feet.

Spooner Lake is a man-made reservoir located just north of the intersection of Highway 50 and Highway 28 near Spooner Summit, a pass in the Carson Range of the Sierra Nevada leading to Carson City, Nevada, from Lake Tahoe. It is located in Lake Tahoe – Nevada State Park.

Liberty Lake is a glacial tarn in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is within the Ruby Mountains Wilderness, which is administered by the Ruby Mountains Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Lake Lahontan was a large endorheic prehistoric lake during the Pleistocene that occupied modern northwestern Nevada and extended into northeastern California and southern Oregon. The area of the former lake is a large portion of the Great Basin that borders the Sacramento River watershed to the west.

Overland Lake is a glacial tarn in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County in the northeastern part of the state of Nevada. It is located at the head of Overland Canyon at approximately 40°27.6'N and 115°27.4'W, and at an elevation of 9,450 feet. It has an area of approximately 15 acres, and a depth of up to 55 feet.

Wild Horse Reservoir is a man-made lake in Elko County, Nevada, in the United States. The reservoir was initially created in 1937 by the construction of Wild Horse Dam.

Modern Lake Lahontan is a reservoir on the Carson River in northwest Nevada in the United States. It is formed by the Lahontan Dam, built in 1905 by the Bureau of Reclamation as part of the Newlands Reclamation Act, and is located between Fallon, Nevada, and Carson City, Nevada.

Winnemucca Lake is a dry lake bed in northwest Nevada that features the oldest known petroglyphs in North America. Located astride the border between Washoe and Pershing counties, it was a shallow lake until the 1930s, but was dried when a dam and a road were built that combined to restrict and block water flow.

Cold Lakes are a pair of glacial tarns in the Ruby Mountains, in Elko County in the northeastern part of the state of Nevada. They are located at the head of Cold Creek Canyon, at approximately 40°42.9′N 115°18.1′W, and at an elevation of 9,880 feet.

Verdi Lake is a glacial tarn in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is within the Ruby Mountains Wilderness, which is administered by the Ruby Mountains Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Box Lake is a glacial tarn in the Ruby Mountains in Elko County in the northeastern part of the state of Nevada. It is located on a shelf on the side wall of Box Canyon, and at an elevation of 9,620 feet. Along with Snow Lake, it is one of the sources of the stream which flows down Box Canyon.