Lakes / California / Placer County / Big Reservoir
Big Reservoir, California
54 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
39.14 degrees N, 120.75 degrees W - Placer 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 Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 36% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 56 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Pine Reservoir | Placer | 2.1 mi | 163 acres |
| Oxbow Reservoir | El Dorado | 9.5 mi | 77 acres |
| Rollins Reservoir | Nevada | 10 mi | 749 acres |
| Lake Putt | Placer | 11 mi | 34 acres |
| Scotts Flat Reservoir | Nevada | 13 mi | 671 acres |
| Deer Creek Reservoir | Nevada | 14 mi | 34 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Reservoir
How Big Is Big Reservoir?
Big Reservoir covers 54 acres in Placer County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Placer County?
Lake Tahoe is the largest lake in Placer County, at 122,975 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 61233855). Verified October 30, 2026.