Lakes / California / Humboldt County / Freshwater Lagoon
Freshwater Lagoon, California
241 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
41.27 degrees N, 124.09 degrees W - Humboldt 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 Freshwater Lagoon Stacks Up
- Larger than 73% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 231 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Lagoon | Humboldt | 1.8 mi | 613 acres |
| Big Lagoon | Humboldt | 6.3 mi | 1,424 acres |
| Fish Lake | Humboldt | 21 mi | 25 acres |
| Essex Pond | Humboldt | 25 mi | 25 acres |
| Lake Talawa | Del Norte | 39 mi | 3,277 acres |
| Ukonom Lake | Siskiyou | 44 mi | 65 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Freshwater Lagoon
How Big Is Freshwater Lagoon?
Freshwater Lagoon covers 241 acres in Humboldt County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Humboldt County?
Big Lagoon is the largest lake in Humboldt County, at 1,424 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 113300753). Verified October 30, 2026.