Lakes / California / Alameda County / Lake Merritt
Lake Merritt, California
152 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
37.80 degrees N, 122.26 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 Merritt Stacks Up
- Larger than 63% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 9 miles from San Francisco, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper San Leandro Reservoir | Alameda | 7.9 mi | 705 acres |
| Lafayette Reservoir | Contra Costa | 8.3 mi | 105 acres |
| San Pablo Reservoir | Contra Costa | 8.6 mi | 785 acres |
| Briones Reservoir | Contra Costa | 8.9 mi | 669 acres |
| Lake Chabot | Alameda | 9.6 mi | 292 acres |
| Sunset Reservoir | San Francisco | 13 mi | 25 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Merritt
How Big Is Lake Merritt?
Lake Merritt covers 152 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 120030669). Verified October 30, 2026.