Lakes / California / Amador County / Camanche Reservoir
Camanche Reservoir, Amador County, California
171 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
38.25 degrees N, 120.98 degrees W - Amador 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 Camanche Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 66% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 36 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camanche Reservoir | Calaveras | 1.8 mi | 6,326 acres |
| Lake Amador | Amador | 6.7 mi | 309 acres |
| Pardee Reservoir | Amador | 7.1 mi | 1,562 acres |
| Loch Lane | Amador | 8.0 mi | 96 acres |
| Henderson Reservoir | Amador | 11 mi | 26 acres |
| New Hogan Lake | Calaveras | 12 mi | 3,088 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Camanche Reservoir
How Big Is Camanche Reservoir?
Camanche Reservoir covers 171 acres in Amador County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Amador County?
Pardee Reservoir is the largest lake in Amador County, at 1,562 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 142774236). Verified October 30, 2026.