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Bear River Reservoir, California
165 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
38.56 degrees N, 120.21 degrees W - Amador 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 Bear River Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 65% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 69 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bear River Reservoir | Amador | 2.0 mi | 722 acres |
| Salt Springs Reservoir | Amador | 5.0 mi | 918 acres |
| Silver Lake | Amador | 8.2 mi | 512 acres |
| Caples Lake | Alpine | 13 mi | 606 acres |
| Lake Alpine | Alpine | 13 mi | 176 acres |
| Meadow Lake | Alpine | 13 mi | 134 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Bear River Reservoir
How Big Is Bear River Reservoir?
Bear River Reservoir covers 165 acres in Amador County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Amador County?
Pardee Reservoir is the largest lake in Amador County, at 1,562 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 60206841). Verified October 30, 2026.