Lakes / California / Amador County / Lake Amador
Lake Amador, California
309 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
38.31 degrees N, 120.88 degrees W - Amador 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 Lake Amador Stacks Up
- Larger than 76% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 38 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pardee Reservoir | Amador | 3.5 mi | 1,562 acres |
| Henderson Reservoir | Amador | 5.4 mi | 26 acres |
| Camanche Reservoir | Amador | 6.7 mi | 171 acres |
| Camanche Reservoir | Calaveras | 7.6 mi | 6,326 acres |
| Loch Lane | Amador | 7.8 mi | 96 acres |
| New Hogan Lake | Calaveras | 11 mi | 3,088 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Amador
How Big Is Lake Amador?
Lake Amador covers 309 acres in Amador County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Amador County?
Pardee Reservoir is the largest lake in Amador County, at 1,562 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 60218487). Verified October 30, 2026.