Lakes / California / Santa Cruz County / Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond, California
172 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
37.11 degrees N, 122.07 degrees W - Santa Cruz 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 Loch Lomond Stacks Up
- Larger than 66% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- The largest lake in Santa Cruz County among those counted.
- About 50 miles from San Francisco, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Elsman | Santa Clara | 7.8 mi | 63 acres |
| Vasona Reservoir | Santa Clara | 10 mi | 52 acres |
| Guadalupe Reservoir | Santa Clara | 12 mi | 38 acres |
| Stevens Creek Reservoir | Santa Clara | 12 mi | 83 acres |
| Almaden Reservoir | Santa Clara | 13 mi | 52 acres |
| Calero Reservoir | Santa Clara | 16 mi | 191 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Loch Lomond
How Big Is Loch Lomond?
Loch Lomond covers 172 acres in Santa Cruz County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Santa Cruz County?
Loch Lomond is the largest lake in Santa Cruz County, at 172 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 142508320). Verified October 30, 2026.