Lakes / California / Santa Barbara County / Guadalupe Lake
Guadalupe Lake, California
25 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
34.91 degrees N, 120.51 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 Guadalupe Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 1% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 132 miles from Fresno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oso Flaco Lake | San Luis Obispo | 10 mi | 40 acres |
| Twitchell Reservoir | Santa Barbara | 12 mi | 156 acres |
| White Lake | San Luis Obispo | 12 mi | 45 acres |
| Lopez Reservoir | San Luis Obispo | 18 mi | 29 acres |
| Lopez Lake | San Luis Obispo | 20 mi | 586 acres |
| Laguna Lake | San Luis Obispo | 26 mi | 100 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Guadalupe Lake
How Big Is Guadalupe Lake?
Guadalupe Lake covers 25 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 27640508). Verified October 30, 2026.