Lakes / California / Merced County / Kelsey Reservoir
Kelsey Reservoir, California
109 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
37.54 degrees N, 120.35 degrees W - Merced 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 Kelsey Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 57% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 64 miles from Fresno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake McClure | Mariposa | 8.5 mi | 4,827 acres |
| Dawson Lake | Stanislaus | 10.0 mi | 118 acres |
| Yosemite Lake | Merced | 12 mi | 414 acres |
| Turlock Lake | Stanislaus | 13 mi | 1,976 acres |
| Don Pedro Reservoir | Tuolumne | 15 mi | 10,980 acres |
| Priest Reservoir | Tuolumne | 19 mi | 46 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Kelsey Reservoir
How Big Is Kelsey Reservoir?
Kelsey Reservoir covers 109 acres in Merced County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Merced County?
San Luis Reservoir is the largest lake in Merced County, at 12,831 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 145019198). Verified October 30, 2026.