Lakes / California / Yuba County / Ellis Lake
Ellis Lake, California
30 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
39.15 degrees N, 121.59 degrees W - Yuba 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 Ellis Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 11% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 40 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Lake | Yuba | 10 mi | 43 acres |
| Sutter By-Pass | Sutter | 11 mi | 74 acres |
| Long Lake | Sutter | 14 mi | 45 acres |
| Camp Far West Reservoir | Yuba | 17 mi | 1,472 acres |
| Harry L. Englebright Lake | Yuba | 18 mi | 130 acres |
| Merle Collins Reservoir | Yuba | 20 mi | 780 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Ellis Lake
How Big Is Ellis Lake?
Ellis Lake covers 30 acres in Yuba County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Yuba County?
New Bullards Bar Reservoir is the largest lake in Yuba County, at 4,084 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 129660575). Verified October 30, 2026.