Lakes / California / Nevada County / Lake Van Norden
Lake Van Norden, California
46 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
39.32 degrees N, 120.37 degrees W - Nevada 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 Van Norden Stacks Up
- Larger than 30% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 79 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Lakes | Placer | 1.3 mi | 76 acres |
| Palisade Lake | Placer | 2.5 mi | 46 acres |
| Kidd Lake | Placer | 3.0 mi | 82 acres |
| Cascade Lakes | Placer | 3.4 mi | 109 acres |
| Frog Lake | Nevada | 4.5 mi | 35 acres |
| Warren Lake | Nevada | 5.7 mi | 34 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Van Norden
How Big Is Lake Van Norden?
Lake Van Norden covers 46 acres in Nevada County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Nevada County?
Boca Reservoir is the largest lake in Nevada County, at 964 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 44605690). Verified October 30, 2026.