Lakes / California / Madera County / Black Hawk Lake
Black Hawk Lake, California
64 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
37.16 degrees N, 119.78 degrees W - Madera 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 Black Hawk Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 42% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 29 miles from Fresno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hensley Lake | Madera | 6.2 mi | 859 acres |
| Madera Equalization Reservoir | Madera | 11 mi | 210 acres |
| Millerton Lake | Madera | 12 mi | 3,313 acres |
| H. V. Eastman Lake | Madera | 12 mi | 1,156 acres |
| Lost Lake | Madera | 14 mi | 37 acres |
| Kerckhoff Lake | Madera | 14 mi | 161 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Black Hawk Lake
How Big Is Black Hawk Lake?
Black Hawk Lake covers 64 acres in Madera County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Madera County?
Millerton Lake is the largest lake in Madera County, at 3,313 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 66517466). Verified October 30, 2026.