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Information on Wild Horse boat rentals, jet skis, water sports, and boat tour services at this State Recreation Area and reservoir located in Nevada.  The 120-acre water recreation area is an excellent focal point for water skiing, wakeboarding, wakesurfing, tubing, waverunners and more.  Visitors can also enjoy camping, picnicking, hunting, fishing and boating.  The park is located 67 miles north of Elko on State Route 225. 

In 1937, Wild Horse Reservoir was constructed covering what was once Owyhee Meadows.  The reservoir was named after the wild horses that roamed abundantly in the area.  Ranching has restricted the horses' movement, but they can still be found on the Owyhee Desert west of Wild Horse.  When full, the reservoir has a surface area of 2,830 acres and fishing is a popular activity at Wild Horse with abundant german brown trout, small mouth bass, wiper, yellow perch, and catfish.

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Visitor guide to Topaz Lake boat rentals, jet skis, water sports, and lake tour services at this reservoir located on the California-Nevada border, about 75 miles south of Reno, NV.  The lake was formed by diverting waters from the West Walker River into a nearby basin that had previously contained a smaller, natural lake.  Topaz Lake is a relatively large with 2,410 acres surface, a length of 3.5 miles, with a width of 1.5 miles and maximum depth of 92 feet. 

Topaz Lake is popular for boaters, wakeboarders, wakesurfing, tubing, flyboarding, watercraft, water-skiers, campers, and fishermen.  Fishing season runs from January 1 to September 30, and the lake is stocked with trout.  The lake is easily reachable by U.S. Route 395.  On the northwest shore of the lake is the Topaz Lodge and landing, and a residential area and Route 395 passes by the west side of the lake at the California-Nevada state line.