Lakes / California / Lake County / Clear Lake
Clear Lake, Lake County, California
39,651 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
39.04 degrees N, 122.80 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 Clear Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #6 for surface area among the California lakes counted so far - 39,651 acres.
- The largest lake in Lake County among those counted.
- About 77 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borax Lake | Lake | 7.8 mi | 200 acres |
| Highland Springs Reservoir | Lake | 8.8 mi | 50 acres |
| Thurston Lake | Lake | 10 mi | 210 acres |
| Boggs Lake | Lake | 11 mi | 34 acres |
| Lower Blue Lake | Lake | 14 mi | 52 acres |
| Blue Lakes | Lake | 15 mi | 106 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Clear Lake
How Big Is Clear Lake?
Clear Lake covers 39,651 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 120027698). Verified October 30, 2026.