Largest lakes & reservoirs in Nevada by shoreline length
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > West > Nevada > - Compared by Longest Shoreline Length in miles.Note: For some lakes, "Longest Shorelines" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 13 articles we have published for Nevada lakes.
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Lake name  |
Shoreline length in miles |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Mead (Arizona, Las Vegas Territory, Nevada, Southwest, USA, West, West Coast) |
550 mi | Lake Mead is the USA’s largest man-made reservoir in amount of water it can hold. Although Lake Powell is marginally larger in acreage at full-pond, L… |
| Lake Mohave (Arizona, Las Vegas Territory, Nevada, Southwest, USA, West, West Coast) |
150 mi | Lake Mohave is a man-made reservoir on the Colorado River that spans 28,260 acres. It is a part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and was cre… |
| Pyramid Lake (Nevada, Renoe-Tahoe Territory, USA, West) |
100 mi | Pyramid Lake is a true natural wonder located in the Pyramid Lake Paiute Indian Reservation in western Nevada. Covering 117,400 acres, it is the third… |
| Lake Tahoe (California, High Sierra, Nevada, Renoe-Tahoe Territory, USA, West) |
75 mi | Tucked into the Sierra Nevada Mountains and straddling the California-Nevada state line, Lake Tahoe is one of the most famous lakes in the United Stat… |
| Rye Patch Reservoir (Cowboy Country, Nevada, USA, West) |
72 mi | Rye Patch Reservoir is located on the Humboldt River in Pershing County, Nevada. The reservoir was completed in 1936 and provides flood control and ir… |
| Lahontan Reservoir (Nevada, Pony Express Territory, USA, West) |
65 mi | Also known as Lake Lahontan Lahontan Reservoir is located about 45 miles northeast of Carson City, Nevada, on the Carson River. The Lahontan Dam was completed in 1915 and impound… |
| Topaz Lake (California, High Sierra, Nevada, Renoe-Tahoe Territory, USA, West) |
25 mi | Also known as Topaz Reservoir Topaz Lake is a man-made reservoir located on the border of Nevada and California, about 75 miles south of Reno, Nevada. The reservoir was built on th… |
| Adams-McGill Reservoir (Nevada, Nevada Silver Trails, USA, West) |
8 mi | Also known as Wayne E. Kirch Wildlife Management Area, Tule Reservoir, Dacey Reservoir, Cold Springs Reservoir, Haymeadow Reservoir, Sunnyside Reservoir An oasis for birds, waterfowl, fish and wildlife in the midst of Nevada’s Great Basin desert surrounds little-known Adams-McGill Reservoir. This nearl… |
