Lakes / California / Plumas County / Frenchman Lake
Frenchman Lake, California
1,527 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
39.92 degrees N, 120.20 degrees W - Plumas 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 Frenchman Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 92% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 115 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Davis | Plumas | 17 mi | 4,070 acres |
| Calneva Lake | Lassen | 20 mi | 180 acres |
| Honey Lake | Lassen | 24 mi | 59,917 acres |
| Hartson Lake | Lassen | 28 mi | 319 acres |
| Antelope Lake | Plumas | 28 mi | 945 acres |
| Goose Lake | Sierra | 29 mi | 28 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Frenchman Lake
How Big Is Frenchman Lake?
Frenchman Lake covers 1,527 acres in Plumas County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Plumas County?
Lake Almanor is the largest lake in Plumas County, at 24,726 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 62406857). Verified October 30, 2026.