Lakes / California / Siskiyou County / Medicine Lake
Medicine Lake, California
442 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
41.58 degrees N, 121.60 degrees W - Siskiyou 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 Medicine Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 80% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 207 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonita Lake | Siskiyou | 12 mi | 55 acres |
| Dry Lake | Modoc | 18 mi | 427 acres |
| White Deer Lake | Siskiyou | 18 mi | 40 acres |
| Barnum Flat Reservoir | Siskiyou | 19 mi | 391 acres |
| Mosquito Lake | Modoc | 20 mi | 108 acres |
| Tule Lake | Siskiyou | 20 mi | 3,396 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Medicine Lake
How Big Is Medicine Lake?
Medicine Lake covers 442 acres in Siskiyou County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Siskiyou County?
Tule Lake is the largest lake in Siskiyou County, at 7,403 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 83408326). Verified October 30, 2026.