Lakes / California / Merced County / Los Banos Creek
Los Banos Creek, Merced County, California
40 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
37.23 degrees N, 120.94 degrees W - Merced 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 Los Banos Creek Stacks Up
- Larger than 24% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 72 miles from Fresno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Banos Creek | Merced | 2.0 mi | 46 acres |
| San Luis Holding Reservoir | Merced | 6.5 mi | 66 acres |
| Little Buttonwillow Lake | Merced | 10 mi | 66 acres |
| Big Buttonwillow Lake | Merced | 11 mi | 68 acres |
| Upper Ruth Lake | Merced | 11 mi | 29 acres |
| O'Neill Forebay | Merced | 12 mi | 2,246 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Los Banos Creek
How Big Is Los Banos Creek?
Los Banos Creek covers 40 acres in Merced County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Merced County?
San Luis Reservoir is the largest lake in Merced County, at 12,831 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 102755213). Verified October 30, 2026.