Lakes / California / Orange County / Irvine Lake
Irvine Lake, California
396 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
33.78 degrees N, 117.72 degrees W - Orange 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 Irvine Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 79% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- The largest lake in Orange County among those counted.
- About 36 miles from Los Angeles, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Canyon Reservoir | Orange | 4.8 mi | 41 acres |
| North Lake | Orange | 8.0 mi | 32 acres |
| Anaheim Lake | Orange | 9.5 mi | 70 acres |
| Prado Flood Control Basin | Riverside | 9.9 mi | 424 acres |
| Sand Canyon Reservoir | Orange | 10 mi | 35 acres |
| El Toro Reservoir | Orange | 11 mi | 25 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{18E19238-1141-42FA-B39C-2A2134FB2475}
CountyOrange
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates33.7777, -117.7186
Questions About Irvine Lake
How Big Is Irvine Lake?
Irvine Lake covers 396 acres in Orange County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Orange County?
Irvine Lake is the largest lake in Orange County, at 396 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 {18E19238-1141-42FA-B39C-2A2134FB2475}). Verified October 30, 2026.