Lakes / California / San Benito County / Dry Lake
Dry Lake, San Benito County, California
111 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
36.48 degrees N, 121.07 degrees W - San Benito 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 Dry Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 58% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- The largest lake in San Benito County among those counted.
- About 74 miles from Fresno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hernandez Reservoir | San Benito | 15 mi | 61 acres |
| Little Panoche Reservoir | Fresno | 26 mi | 37 acres |
| San Justo Reservoir | San Benito | 31 mi | 89 acres |
| Los Banos Reservoir | Merced | 36 mi | 469 acres |
| Lower Stoney Creek Reservoir | Monterey | 38 mi | 27 acres |
| San Luis Reservoir | Merced | 40 mi | 12,831 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Dry Lake
How Big Is Dry Lake?
Dry Lake covers 111 acres in San Benito County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in San Benito County?
Dry Lake is the largest lake in San Benito County, at 111 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 135074388). Verified October 30, 2026.