Lakes / California / Santa Clara County / Coyote Lake
Coyote Lake, Santa Clara County, California
441 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
37.10 degrees N, 121.54 degrees W - Santa Clara 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 Coyote Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 80% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 67 miles from San Francisco, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Lake | Santa Clara | 6.5 mi | 569 acres |
| Uvas Reservoir | Santa Clara | 9.0 mi | 235 acres |
| San Felipe Lake | Santa Clara | 9.2 mi | 74 acres |
| Chesbro Reservoir | Santa Clara | 9.4 mi | 222 acres |
| Soda Lake | Santa Cruz | 14 mi | 77 acres |
| Pacheco Lake | Santa Clara | 14 mi | 181 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Coyote Lake
How Big Is Coyote Lake?
Coyote Lake covers 441 acres in Santa Clara County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Santa Clara County?
Calaveras Reservoir is the largest lake in Santa Clara County, at 1,186 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 26419091). Verified October 30, 2026.