Lakes / California / Lake County / Blue Lakes
Blue Lakes, California
106 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
39.18 degrees N, 123.02 degrees W - Lake 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 Blue Lakes Stacks Up
- Larger than 56% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 92 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Blue Lake | Lake | 1.3 mi | 52 acres |
| Lake Mendocino | Mendocino | 8.9 mi | 1,684 acres |
| Clear Lake | Lake | 15 mi | 39,651 acres |
| Highland Springs Reservoir | Lake | 17 mi | 50 acres |
| Lake Pillsbury | Lake | 17 mi | 1,947 acres |
| Upper Letts Lake | Colusa | 19 mi | 34 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Blue Lakes
How Big Is Blue Lakes?
Blue Lakes covers 106 acres in Lake County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lake County?
Clear Lake is the largest lake in Lake County, at 39,651 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 116950746). Verified October 30, 2026.