Lakes / California / Kern County / Lake Ming
Lake Ming, California
109 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
35.44 degrees N, 118.87 degrees W - Kern 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 Ming Stacks Up
- Larger than 57% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 102 miles from Los Angeles, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Webb | Kern | 27 mi | 871 acres |
| Lake Woollomes | Kern | 27 mi | 337 acres |
| Isabella Lake | Kern | 29 mi | 2,871 acres |
| Isabella Lake | Kern | 30 mi | 4,820 acres |
| Tejon Reservoir Number Two | Kern | 30 mi | 39 acres |
| Castac Lake | Kern | 42 mi | 210 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Ming
How Big Is Lake Ming?
Lake Ming covers 109 acres in Kern County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Kern County?
Isabella Lake is the largest lake in Kern County, at 4,820 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 146082109). Verified October 30, 2026.