Spooner Lake, reservoir in the Carson Range, Nevada, United States

Spooner Lake is a man-made reservoir in the Nevada mountains near the California border, covering roughly 32 hectares with depths reaching about 6.7 meters. The water sits at approximately 2,100 meters elevation and is surrounded by forest and the gentle slopes of the Carson Range.

The reservoir was constructed in 1927 to store and manage water for irrigation in the area. The original dam was rebuilt in the early 1980s due to leaks and has since helped maintain reliable water storage.

The name Spooner appears in early records as "M. E. Spooner" and "Spooner & Co.'s House", but the first documented use was for "Spooner's Meadow", a strip of productive land extending two miles back from the lake. The eastern part of that meadow became the lake after the 1927 dam. Anglers have fished here since the 1930s, and the Nevada Department of Wildlife has stocked trout since 1973.

Spooner Lake sits at 6,972 feet (2,125 m) in Lake Tahoe–Nevada State Park, just north of the Highway 50 and Highway 28 junction at Spooner Summit. The 5-mile trail to Marlette Lake via North Canyon and the Tahoe Rim Trail starts at the lake. Snow can linger into spring at this elevation.

The lake's water comes mainly from snowmelt and seepage from underground sources, making it a naturally regenerating system. Water leaving the lake flows into a creek that eventually joins the Lake Tahoe watershed.