Lakes / California / Lassen County / Honey Lake
Honey Lake, California
59,917 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
40.25 degrees N, 120.31 degrees W - Lassen 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 Honey Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #4 for surface area among the California lakes counted so far - 59,917 acres.
- The largest lake in Lassen County among those counted.
- About 132 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartson Lake | Lassen | 4.9 mi | 319 acres |
| Wards Lake | Lassen | 13 mi | 49 acres |
| Lake Leavitt | Lassen | 14 mi | 303 acres |
| Antelope Lake | Plumas | 16 mi | 945 acres |
| Calneva Lake | Lassen | 16 mi | 180 acres |
| Emerson Lake | Lassen | 20 mi | 36 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Honey Lake
How Big Is Honey Lake?
Honey Lake covers 59,917 acres in Lassen County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lassen County?
Honey Lake is the largest lake in Lassen County, at 59,917 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 55118347). Verified October 30, 2026.