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Biscar Reservoir, California
44 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
40.55 degrees N, 120.34 degrees W - Lassen 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 Biscar Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 28% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 149 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craemer Reservoir | Lassen | 11 mi | 270 acres |
| Wards Lake | Lassen | 11 mi | 49 acres |
| Horse Lake | Lassen | 12 mi | 3,000 acres |
| Lake Leavitt | Lassen | 16 mi | 303 acres |
| Branham Reservoir | Lassen | 16 mi | 80 acres |
| Round Valley Reservoir | Lassen | 18 mi | 280 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Biscar Reservoir
How Big Is Biscar Reservoir?
Biscar Reservoir covers 44 acres in Lassen County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lassen County?
Honey Lake is the largest lake in Lassen County, at 59,917 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 55102999). Verified October 30, 2026.