Lakes / California / Marin County / Bon Tempe Lake
Bon Tempe Lake, California
121 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
37.95 degrees N, 122.61 degrees W - Marin 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 Bon Tempe Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 59% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 16 miles from San Francisco, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Lake | Marin | 1.3 mi | 200 acres |
| Kent Lake | Marin | 4.8 mi | 459 acres |
| Stafford Lake | Marin | 11 mi | 105 acres |
| Nicasio Reservoir | Marin | 11 mi | 677 acres |
| Sunset Reservoir | San Francisco | 16 mi | 25 acres |
| Soulajule Reservoir | Marin | 16 mi | 166 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{A2DB5864-1953-4E0C-AC79-7BBB9E7D542C}
CountyMarin
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates37.9535, -122.6058
Questions About Bon Tempe Lake
How Big Is Bon Tempe Lake?
Bon Tempe Lake covers 121 acres in Marin County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Marin County?
Nicasio Reservoir is the largest lake in Marin County, at 677 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 {A2DB5864-1953-4E0C-AC79-7BBB9E7D542C}). Verified October 30, 2026.