Lakes / California / Santa Barbara County / Jameson Lake
Jameson Lake, California
123 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
34.49 degrees N, 119.50 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 Jameson Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 59% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 78 miles from Los Angeles, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar Reservoir | Santa Barbara | 10 mi | 207 acres |
| Matilija Lake | Ventura | 11 mi | 30 acres |
| Lake Casitas | Ventura | 11 mi | 1,540 acres |
| Devereux Lagoon | Santa Barbara | 22 mi | 39 acres |
| Lake Cachuma | Santa Barbara | 26 mi | 2,584 acres |
| Wood Ranch Reservoir | Ventura | 42 mi | 217 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Jameson Lake
How Big Is Jameson Lake?
Jameson Lake covers 123 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 120025171). Verified October 30, 2026.