Lakes / California / Mariposa County / Emeric Lake
Emeric Lake, California
29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
37.78 degrees N, 119.38 degrees W - Mariposa 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 Emeric Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 9% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 75 miles from Fresno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merced Lake | Mariposa | 3.1 mi | 61 acres |
| Evelyn Lake | Tuolumne | 3.8 mi | 44 acres |
| Washburn Lake | Madera | 4.4 mi | 53 acres |
| Ireland Lake | Tuolumne | 4.5 mi | 107 acres |
| Elizabeth Lake | Tuolumne | 4.8 mi | 26 acres |
| Cathedral Lakes | Tuolumne | 5.2 mi | 26 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Emeric Lake
How Big Is Emeric Lake?
Emeric Lake covers 29 acres in Mariposa County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Mariposa County?
Lake McClure is the largest lake in Mariposa County, at 4,827 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 66491065). Verified October 30, 2026.