Lakes / California / Santa Clara County / Lake Elsman
Lake Elsman, California
63 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
37.13 degrees N, 121.92 degrees W - Santa Clara 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 Elsman Stacks Up
- Larger than 41% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 52 miles from San Francisco, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe Reservoir | Santa Clara | 5.4 mi | 38 acres |
| Almaden Reservoir | Santa Clara | 5.5 mi | 52 acres |
| Loch Lomond | Santa Cruz | 7.8 mi | 172 acres |
| Vasona Reservoir | Santa Clara | 8.3 mi | 52 acres |
| Calero Reservoir | Santa Clara | 8.7 mi | 191 acres |
| Chesbro Reservoir | Santa Clara | 12 mi | 222 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Elsman
How Big Is Lake Elsman?
Lake Elsman covers 63 acres in Santa Clara County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Santa Clara County?
Calaveras Reservoir is the largest lake in Santa Clara County, at 1,186 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 26412013). Verified October 30, 2026.