Lakes / California / Yuba County / Lake Francis
Lake Francis, California
80 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
39.36 degrees N, 121.20 degrees W - Yuba 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 Francis Stacks Up
- Larger than 49% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 56 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Mildred | Yuba | 4.0 mi | 76 acres |
| Merle Collins Reservoir | Yuba | 6.2 mi | 780 acres |
| New Bullards Bar Reservoir | Yuba | 6.7 mi | 4,084 acres |
| Lake Wildwood | Nevada | 8.6 mi | 289 acres |
| Harry L. Englebright Lake | Yuba | 8.9 mi | 130 acres |
| Ponderosa Reservoir | Butte | 14 mi | 99 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Francis
How Big Is Lake Francis?
Lake Francis covers 80 acres in Yuba County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Yuba County?
New Bullards Bar Reservoir is the largest lake in Yuba County, at 4,084 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 44587781). Verified October 30, 2026.