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Biggest Lakes and Reservoirs in California

California's biggest named fishing waters by surface acreage, from USGS records. 413 lakes and reservoirs carry acreage data in California; more water usually means more patterns to unlock.

In this scope: 413 waters · 160,623 acres

  1. Lake TahoeLake · Placer County122,975 acres
  2. Stampede ReservoirReservoir · Sierra County3,230 acres
  3. Union Valley ReservoirReservoir · El Dorado County2,735 acres
  4. French Meadows ReservoirReservoir · Placer County1,420 acres
  5. Fallen Leaf LakeReservoir · El Dorado County1,409 acres
  6. San Vicente ReservoirReservoir · San Diego County1,392 acres
  7. Hell Hole ReservoirReservoir · Placer County1,017 acres
  8. Loon LakeReservoir · El Dorado County992 acres
  9. Boca ReservoirReservoir · Nevada County964 acres
  10. Sweetwater ReservoirReservoir · San Diego County918 acres
  11. Nicasio ReservoirReservoir · Marin County863 acres
  12. Donner LakeLake · Nevada County · 3 recorded stockings834 acres
  13. Lower Otay LakeReservoir · San Diego County807 acres
  14. San Pablo ReservoirReservoir · Contra Costa County785 acres
  15. Upper San Leandro ReservoirReservoir · Alameda County718 acres
  16. Prosser Creek ReservoirReservoir · Nevada County704 acres
  17. Fordyce LakeReservoir · Nevada County697 acres
  18. Lake SpauldingReservoir · Nevada County694 acres
  19. Independence LakeReservoir · Nevada County690 acres
  20. Briones ReservoirReservoir · Contra Costa County669 acres
  21. Ice House ReservoirReservoir · El Dorado County648 acres
  22. Caples LakeReservoir · Alpine County · 4 recorded stockings606 acres
  23. Upper Crystal Springs ReservoirReservoir · San Mateo County596 acres
  24. Lake HodgesReservoir · San Diego County588 acres
  25. Lower Crystal Springs ReservoirReservoir · San Mateo County586 acres

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