Lakes / California / Kern County / Isabella Lake
Isabella Lake, Kern County, California
4,820 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
35.66 degrees N, 118.41 degrees W - Kern 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 Isabella Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 97% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- The largest lake in Kern County among those counted.
- About 107 miles from Fresno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isabella Lake | Kern | 2.5 mi | 2,871 acres |
| Lake Ming | Kern | 30 mi | 109 acres |
| Little Lake | Inyo | 35 mi | 83 acres |
| Lake Success | Tulare | 40 mi | 1,474 acres |
| South Haiwee Reservoir | Inyo | 43 mi | 857 acres |
| Lake Woollomes | Kern | 43 mi | 337 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Isabella Lake
How Big Is Isabella Lake?
Isabella Lake covers 4,820 acres in Kern County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Kern County?
Isabella Lake is the largest lake in Kern County, at 4,820 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 120025112). Verified October 30, 2026.