Lakes / California / Tuolumne County / Don Pedro Reservoir
Don Pedro Reservoir, California
10,980 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
37.76 degrees N, 120.38 degrees W - Tuolumne 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 Don Pedro Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 98% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- The largest lake in Tuolumne County among those counted.
- About 78 miles from Fresno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moccasin Reservoir | Tuolumne | 5.5 mi | 29 acres |
| Priest Reservoir | Tuolumne | 6.9 mi | 46 acres |
| Dawson Lake | Stanislaus | 9.4 mi | 118 acres |
| Lake McClure | Mariposa | 11 mi | 4,827 acres |
| Pine Mountain Lake | Tuolumne | 12 mi | 178 acres |
| Turlock Lake | Stanislaus | 15 mi | 1,976 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Don Pedro Reservoir
How Big Is Don Pedro Reservoir?
Don Pedro Reservoir covers 10,980 acres in Tuolumne County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Tuolumne County?
Don Pedro Reservoir is the largest lake in Tuolumne County, at 10,980 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 66759513). Verified October 30, 2026.