Lakes / California / Sacramento County / Lake Natoma
Lake Natoma, California
525 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
38.66 degrees N, 121.20 degrees W - Sacramento 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 Natoma Stacks Up
- Larger than 82% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- The largest lake in Sacramento County among those counted.
- About 17 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folsom Lake | El Dorado | 6.9 mi | 4,109 acres |
| Mather Lake | Sacramento | 7.6 mi | 67 acres |
| Folsom Lake | Placer | 7.8 mi | 6,840 acres |
| Bass Lake | El Dorado | 9.4 mi | 46 acres |
| Blodgett Reservoir | Sacramento | 9.5 mi | 55 acres |
| Cameron Park Lake | El Dorado | 11 mi | 37 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Natoma
How Big Is Lake Natoma?
Lake Natoma covers 525 acres in Sacramento County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Sacramento County?
Lake Natoma is the largest lake in Sacramento County, at 525 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 105943548). Verified October 30, 2026.