Lakes / California / Monterey County / Lake San Antonio
Lake San Antonio, California
823 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
35.81 degrees N, 120.91 degrees W - Monterey 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 San Antonio Stacks Up
- Larger than 87% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- The largest lake in Monterey County among those counted.
- About 90 miles from Fresno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Nacimiento | San Luis Obispo | 4.9 mi | 2,985 acres |
| Lower Stoney Creek Reservoir | Monterey | 23 mi | 27 acres |
| Whale Rock Reservoir | San Luis Obispo | 25 mi | 524 acres |
| Atascadero Lake | San Luis Obispo | 28 mi | 27 acres |
| Laguna Lake | San Luis Obispo | 40 mi | 100 acres |
| Hernandez Reservoir | San Benito | 40 mi | 61 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{2C8800E4-6AA1-4BA2-8193-C431E26359BB}
CountyMonterey
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates35.8113, -120.9149
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 {2C8800E4-6AA1-4BA2-8193-C431E26359BB}). Verified October 30, 2026.