Lakes / California / San Joaquin County / Meadow Lake
Meadow Lake, San Joaquin County, California
27 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
38.00 degrees N, 121.34 degrees W - San Joaquin 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 Meadow Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 5% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 41 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Lake | San Joaquin | 0.5 mi | 62 acres |
| Lake Lincoln | San Joaquin | 1.2 mi | 54 acres |
| Smith Lake | San Joaquin | 11 mi | 35 acres |
| Tracy Lake | San Joaquin | 15 mi | 135 acres |
| Willow Lake | Contra Costa | 15 mi | 89 acres |
| Oakwood Lake | San Joaquin | 15 mi | 108 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Meadow Lake
How Big Is Meadow Lake?
Meadow Lake covers 27 acres in San Joaquin County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in San Joaquin County?
Tracy Lake is the largest lake in San Joaquin County, at 135 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 153038715). Verified October 30, 2026.