Lakes / California / Placer County / Kidd Lake
Kidd Lake, California
82 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
39.31 degrees N, 120.43 degrees W - Placer 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 Kidd Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 50% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 76 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Lakes | Placer | 0.7 mi | 109 acres |
| Palisade Lake | Placer | 1.1 mi | 46 acres |
| Ice Lakes | Placer | 2.4 mi | 76 acres |
| Lake Van Norden | Nevada | 3.0 mi | 46 acres |
| Lake Sterling | Nevada | 4.5 mi | 104 acres |
| Fordyce Lake | Nevada | 6.0 mi | 696 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Kidd Lake
How Big Is Kidd Lake?
Kidd Lake covers 82 acres in Placer County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Placer County?
Lake Tahoe is the largest lake in Placer County, at 122,975 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 44605524). Verified October 30, 2026.