Lakes / California / Santa Barbara County / Gibraltar Reservoir
Gibraltar Reservoir, California
207 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
34.53 degrees N, 119.67 degrees W - Santa Barbara 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 Gibraltar Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 70% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 88 miles from Los Angeles, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Lake | Santa Barbara | 10 mi | 123 acres |
| Devereux Lagoon | Santa Barbara | 14 mi | 39 acres |
| Lake Cachuma | Santa Barbara | 16 mi | 2,584 acres |
| Matilija Lake | Ventura | 21 mi | 30 acres |
| Lake Casitas | Ventura | 21 mi | 1,540 acres |
| Twitchell Reservoir | Santa Barbara | 49 mi | 156 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Gibraltar Reservoir
How Big Is Gibraltar Reservoir?
Gibraltar Reservoir covers 207 acres in Santa Barbara County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Santa Barbara County?
Lake Cachuma is the largest lake in Santa Barbara County, at 2,584 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 27573835). Verified October 30, 2026.