Lakes / California / Modoc County / Bayley Tank
Bayley Tank, California
30 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
41.80 degrees N, 120.73 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 Tank Stacks Up
- Larger than 11% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 226 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Hill Reservoir | Modoc | 2.3 mi | 109 acres |
| Dry Valley Reservoir | Modoc | 3.3 mi | 157 acres |
| Telephone Flat Reservoir | Modoc | 3.4 mi | 448 acres |
| Avanzino Reservoir | Modoc | 3.4 mi | 79 acres |
| South Mountain Reservoir | Modoc | 4.3 mi | 186 acres |
| Cow Head Tank | Modoc | 5.2 mi | 337 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Bayley Tank
How Big Is Bayley Tank?
Bayley Tank covers 30 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 84071919). Verified October 30, 2026.