Lakes / California / Placer County / McKinney Lake
McKinney Lake, California
27 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
39.04 degrees N, 120.18 degrees W - Placer 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 McKinney Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 5% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 78 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Lake | Placer | 1.3 mi | 27 acres |
| Rockbound Lake | El Dorado | 4.5 mi | 117 acres |
| Rubicon Reservoir | El Dorado | 4.5 mi | 79 acres |
| Stony Ridge Lake | El Dorado | 4.7 mi | 52 acres |
| Buck Island Lake | El Dorado | 4.8 mi | 39 acres |
| Spider Lake | El Dorado | 5.5 mi | 44 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About McKinney Lake
How Big Is McKinney Lake?
McKinney Lake covers 27 acres in Placer County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Placer County?
Lake Tahoe is the largest lake in Placer County, at 122,975 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 44557246). Verified October 30, 2026.