Lakes / California / Modoc County / Dead Horse Reservoir
Dead Horse Reservoir, California
470 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
41.71 degrees N, 120.59 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 Dead Horse Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 81% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 221 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raker and Thomas Reservoirs | Modoc | 4.8 mi | 793 acres |
| Cow Head Tank | Modoc | 4.8 mi | 337 acres |
| Dorris Brothers Reservoir | Modoc | 5.1 mi | 224 acres |
| Crowder Mountain Reservoir | Modoc | 5.5 mi | 243 acres |
| Stock Tank 3 | Modoc | 5.7 mi | 104 acres |
| Raker and Thomas Reservoirs | Modoc | 6.1 mi | 722 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Dead Horse Reservoir
How Big Is Dead Horse Reservoir?
Dead Horse Reservoir covers 470 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 84809940). Verified October 30, 2026.