Lakes / California / San Benito County / Hernandez Reservoir
Hernandez Reservoir, California
61 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
36.39 degrees N, 120.83 degrees W - San Benito 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 Hernandez Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 40% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 63 miles from Fresno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Lake | San Benito | 15 mi | 111 acres |
| Little Panoche Reservoir | Fresno | 27 mi | 37 acres |
| Lake Joallan | Fresno | 38 mi | 28 acres |
| Lower Stoney Creek Reservoir | Monterey | 39 mi | 27 acres |
| Lake San Antonio | Monterey | 40 mi | 823 acres |
| Los Banos Reservoir | Merced | 41 mi | 469 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{A0C84F89-85C2-428E-8B4B-98EA4E53B021}
CountySan Benito
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates36.3933, -120.8330
Questions About Hernandez Reservoir
How Big Is Hernandez Reservoir?
Hernandez Reservoir covers 61 acres in San Benito County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in San Benito County?
Dry Lake is the largest lake in San Benito County, at 111 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 {A0C84F89-85C2-428E-8B4B-98EA4E53B021}). Verified October 30, 2026.