Lakes / California / Calaveras County / Emery Reservoir
Emery Reservoir, California
31 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
38.25 degrees N, 120.50 degrees W - Calaveras 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 Emery Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 12% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 58 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redhawk Lake | Calaveras | 5.3 mi | 66 acres |
| White Pines Lake | Calaveras | 8.8 mi | 26 acres |
| Schaads Reservoir | Calaveras | 10 mi | 40 acres |
| Lake Tabeaud | Amador | 11 mi | 32 acres |
| Tiger Creek Reservoir | Amador | 14 mi | 58 acres |
| New Hogan Lake | Calaveras | 17 mi | 3,088 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Emery Reservoir
How Big Is Emery Reservoir?
Emery Reservoir covers 31 acres in Calaveras County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Calaveras County?
Camanche Reservoir is the largest lake in Calaveras County, at 6,326 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 59536973). Verified October 30, 2026.