Lakes / California / Monterey County / Lower Stoney Creek Reservoir
Lower Stoney Creek Reservoir, California
27 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
35.96 degrees N, 121.28 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 Lower Stoney Creek Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 5% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 99 miles from Fresno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake San Antonio | Monterey | 23 mi | 823 acres |
| Lake Nacimiento | San Luis Obispo | 24 mi | 2,985 acres |
| Dry Lake | San Benito | 38 mi | 111 acres |
| Hernandez Reservoir | San Benito | 39 mi | 61 acres |
| Whale Rock Reservoir | San Luis Obispo | 42 mi | 524 acres |
| Atascadero Lake | San Luis Obispo | 48 mi | 27 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 37351713). Verified October 30, 2026.