Lakes / California / Yuba County / Merle Collins Reservoir
Merle Collins Reservoir, California
780 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
39.34 degrees N, 121.32 degrees W - Yuba 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 Merle Collins Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 87% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 53 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Mildred | Yuba | 3.2 mi | 76 acres |
| Lake Francis | Yuba | 6.2 mi | 80 acres |
| Harry L. Englebright Lake | Yuba | 7.0 mi | 130 acres |
| Lake Wildwood | Nevada | 9.1 mi | 289 acres |
| New Bullards Bar Reservoir | Yuba | 12 mi | 4,084 acres |
| Miller Lake | Yuba | 12 mi | 43 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Merle Collins Reservoir
How Big Is Merle Collins Reservoir?
Merle Collins Reservoir covers 780 acres in Yuba County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Yuba County?
New Bullards Bar Reservoir is the largest lake in Yuba County, at 4,084 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 44599480). Verified October 30, 2026.