Lakes / California / San Diego County / Lake Miramar
Lake Miramar, California
145 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
32.92 degrees N, 117.10 degrees W - San Diego 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 Miramar Stacks Up
- Larger than 62% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 14 miles from San Diego, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Poway | San Diego | 8.1 mi | 60 acres |
| Murray Reservoir | San Diego | 9.5 mi | 140 acres |
| Lake Hodges | San Diego | 10.0 mi | 618 acres |
| San Dieguito Reservoir | San Diego | 10 mi | 60 acres |
| San Vicente Reservoir | San Diego | 10 mi | 1,518 acres |
| Olivenhain Reservoir | San Diego | 11 mi | 180 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Miramar
How Big Is Lake Miramar?
Lake Miramar covers 145 acres in San Diego County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in San Diego County?
Lake Henshaw is the largest lake in San Diego County, at 1,754 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 27741113). Verified October 30, 2026.