Lakes / California / Lassen County / Boot Lake
Boot Lake, California
361 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
41.07 degrees N, 120.14 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 Boot Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 78% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 187 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newland Reservoir | Lassen | 3.1 mi | 64 acres |
| Red Rock Lake | Lassen | 4.1 mi | 507 acres |
| Dodge Reservoir | Lassen | 6.7 mi | 193 acres |
| Sworinger Reservoir | Modoc | 8.1 mi | 240 acres |
| Blue Lake | Lassen | 9.2 mi | 161 acres |
| Lower Lake | Modoc | 13 mi | 10,067 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Boot Lake
How Big Is Boot Lake?
Boot Lake covers 361 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 83816425). Verified October 30, 2026.