Lakes / California / Modoc County / Bayley Reservoir
Bayley Reservoir, California
296 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
41.27 degrees N, 120.64 degrees W - Modoc County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Bayley Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 75% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 191 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Lake | Modoc | 1.9 mi | 241 acres |
| Graven Reservoir | Modoc | 1.9 mi | 155 acres |
| Alkali Lake | Modoc | 1.9 mi | 33 acres |
| Clarks Reservoir | Modoc | 2.8 mi | 84 acres |
| Graves Reservoir | Modoc | 6.5 mi | 60 acres |
| Little Juniper Reservoir | Modoc | 9.7 mi | 48 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID43175638-0f1b-4591-9e1a-9bf63c6d4bc8
CountyModoc
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates41.2676, -120.6364
Questions About Bayley Reservoir
How Big Is Bayley Reservoir?
Bayley Reservoir covers 296 acres in Modoc County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Modoc County?
Goose Lake is the largest lake in Modoc County, at 93,048 acres.
Largest Lakes in California
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salton Sea | Imperial | 233,096 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Tahoe | Placer | 122,975 acres | - |
| 3 | Goose Lake | Modoc | 93,048 acres | - |
| 4 | Honey Lake | Lassen | 59,917 acres | - |
| 5 | Mono Lake | Mono | 45,124 acres | - |
All 1,147 California lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 43175638-0f1b-4591-9e1a-9bf63c6d4bc8). Verified October 30, 2026.