Lakes / California / Siskiyou County / Big Lake
Big Lake, Siskiyou County, California
54 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
41.53 degrees N, 122.50 degrees W - Siskiyou 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 Big Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 36% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 211 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shastina | Siskiyou | 5.6 mi | 675 acres |
| Barton Lake | Siskiyou | 8.1 mi | 29 acres |
| Trout Lake | Siskiyou | 11 mi | 143 acres |
| Dwight Hammond Reservoir | Siskiyou | 11 mi | 54 acres |
| Steamboat Lake | Siskiyou | 11 mi | 193 acres |
| Bass Lake | Siskiyou | 12 mi | 82 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{5F109B59-139E-4456-A96D-5A6F66A0A3EF}
CountySiskiyou
Lake TypeReservoir
Coordinates41.5319, -122.4988
Questions About Big Lake
How Big Is Big Lake?
Big Lake covers 54 acres in Siskiyou County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Siskiyou County?
Tule Lake is the largest lake in Siskiyou County, at 7,403 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 {5F109B59-139E-4456-A96D-5A6F66A0A3EF}). Verified October 30, 2026.