Lakes near a city

Lakes near Carson, NV

4 lakes in this guide sit within 45 miles of Carson, NV. The nearest is Lake Tahoe at about 16 miles, and 2 of them have a public water level gauge.

Lakes near Carson

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By distance

LakeDistanceWater level
Lake Tahoe16 mi—
Donner Lake30 mi5,933.44 ft
Loon Lake32 mi—
Topaz Lake35 mi87.45 ft
Lake Tahoe

California · Placer and El Dorado counties (CA); Washoe, Douglas and Carson City (NV)

Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe straddles the California and Nevada state line in the Sierra Nevada at about 6,225 feet. It reaches 1,645 feet deep…

Natural lake24 beaches
Donner Lake

California · Nevada County

Donner Lake

Donner Lake is a reservoir of some 840 acres on the Donner Creek to Truckee River, in California. It lies in Nevada County.…

Reservoir
Loon Lake

California · El Dorado County

Loon Lake

Loon Lake is a 1,100-acre reservoir in California. The lake is in El Dorado County. Management is in the hands of Sacramento…

Reservoir
Topaz Lake

Nevada · Douglas County

Topaz Lake

Topaz Lake is a 2,410-acre reservoir on the West Walker River in Nevada. Its shoreline falls inside Douglas County. Management is…

Reservoir

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