Lakes / California / Alameda County / Lake Elizabeth
Lake Elizabeth, California
78 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
37.55 degrees N, 121.96 degrees W - Alameda 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 Elizabeth Stacks Up
- Larger than 48% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 30 miles from San Francisco, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Reservoir | Alameda | 7.6 mi | 770 acres |
| Calaveras Reservoir | Santa Clara | 9.5 mi | 1,186 acres |
| Lake del Valle | Alameda | 14 mi | 703 acres |
| Lake Chabot | Alameda | 15 mi | 292 acres |
| Central Lake | San Mateo | 17 mi | 239 acres |
| Upper San Leandro Reservoir | Alameda | 18 mi | 705 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Elizabeth
How Big Is Lake Elizabeth?
Lake Elizabeth covers 78 acres in Alameda County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Alameda County?
San Antonio Reservoir is the largest lake in Alameda County, at 770 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 26409069). Verified October 30, 2026.