Lakes / California / Modoc County / Cow Head Tank
Cow Head Tank, California
337 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
41.76 degrees N, 120.65 degrees W - Modoc 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 Cow Head Tank Stacks Up
- Larger than 77% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 224 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telephone Flat Reservoir | Modoc | 1.8 mi | 448 acres |
| South Mountain Reservoir | Modoc | 3.2 mi | 186 acres |
| Dorris Brothers Reservoir | Modoc | 3.6 mi | 224 acres |
| Crowder Mountain Reservoir | Modoc | 4.3 mi | 243 acres |
| Rimrock Valley Reservoir | Modoc | 4.7 mi | 56 acres |
| Dead Horse Reservoir | Modoc | 4.8 mi | 470 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Cow Head Tank
How Big Is Cow Head Tank?
Cow Head Tank covers 337 acres in Modoc County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Modoc County?
Goose Lake is the largest lake in Modoc County, at 93,048 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 84809908). Verified October 30, 2026.