CountiesWashoe County
CaliforniaReservoirWashoe County
Pyramid Lake
Fed by the Truckee River, Pyramid Lake holds roughly 120,340 acres of water in Nevada. Its shoreline falls inside Washoe County. Management is in the hands of Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. The gauge last read 3,802.04 ft.
Water level today: 3,802.04 ft · see the full record
Coordinates40.0333, -119.5667
Surface area120,340 acres
Max depth356 ft
RiverTruckee River
Managed byCalifornia Department of Water Resources
Swimming beaches on Pyramid Lake
3 named swimming spots and shoreline access points, from USGS GNIS, Recreation.gov and the Forest Service. None is staffed by a lifeguard unless the operating agency posts one.
Pyramid Lake on the map
Lake center, swimming spots and access points.
Weather and water temperature
Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.
Weather data by Open-Meteo
Water level today
The level comes from gauge 10336500, PYRAMID LAKE NR NIXON, NV, and carries the time it was taken. The last value stored here, 3,802.04 ft, is from 2026-09-01. Check the reading the morning you go if your plan depends on a specific ramp.
3,802.04 ft trend not available
Swimming at Pyramid Lake
Its coordinates are 40.0333, -119.5667. The surface sits around 3,789 feet above sea level. It reaches roughly 356 feet at its deepest.
The level comes from gauge 10336500, PYRAMID LAKE NR NIXON, NV, and carries the time it was taken. The last value stored here, 3,802.04 ft, is from 2026-09-01. Check the reading the morning you go if your plan depends on a specific ramp.
Freshwater advisories are issued locally, so check the state health department before you swim. Season dates vary by park; the operating agency publishes them each spring. No public sensor reports water temperature at Pyramid Lake, so the panel shows air temperature and wind.
The closest lakes in this guide are Frenchman Lake (California, 34 mi), Stampede Reservoir (California, 49 mi) and Lahontan Reservoir (Nevada, 50 mi). Nevada has 11 lakes on this site in total.
Public datasets record no beach at Pyramid Lake, so treat any shoreline access as unmarked and unsupervised. Absence from these datasets does not mean the water is closed, only that no agency lists a beach. If you need a named beach, Wizards Beach on Pyramid Lake is some 9 miles from here.
Questions about Pyramid Lake
Is there a beach at Pyramid Lake?
No named swimming beach appears in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Check the operating agency for day-use areas on the ground.
How big is Pyramid Lake?
About 120,340 acres. Maximum depth is around 356 feet.
What other lakes are near Pyramid Lake?
The closest in this guide is Frenchman Lake, about 34 miles away in California.
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Sources
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