Lakes / California / Lake County / McCreary Lake
McCreary Lake, California
191 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
38.76 degrees N, 122.51 degrees W - Lake 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 McCreary Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 68% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 56 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Bordeaux | Lake | 1.9 mi | 39 acres |
| Detert Reservoir | Lake | 2.4 mi | 170 acres |
| Lower Bohn Lake | Lake | 2.6 mi | 25 acres |
| Upper Bohn Lake | Napa | 3.9 mi | 226 acres |
| Hidden Valley Lake | Lake | 4.6 mi | 98 acres |
| Weeks Lake | Napa | 9.3 mi | 124 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About McCreary Lake
How Big Is McCreary Lake?
McCreary Lake covers 191 acres in Lake County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lake County?
Clear Lake is the largest lake in Lake County, at 39,651 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 130951197). Verified October 30, 2026.