Lakes / California / Inyo County / Meysan Lake
Meysan Lake, California
26 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
36.56 degrees N, 118.25 degrees W - Inyo 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 Meysan Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 3% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 86 miles from Fresno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consultation Lake | Tulare | 1.3 mi | 34 acres |
| Iridescent Lake | Tulare | 1.5 mi | 27 acres |
| Sky Blue Lake | Tulare | 2.0 mi | 46 acres |
| Hitchcock Lakes | Tulare | 3.0 mi | 38 acres |
| Tulainyo Lake | Tulare | 3.3 mi | 85 acres |
| Hitchcock Lakes | Tulare | 3.5 mi | 35 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{29D6B183-61FF-4C4E-80DF-94F0C39F7DC4}
CountyInyo
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates36.5557, -118.2509
Questions About Meysan Lake
How Big Is Meysan Lake?
Meysan Lake covers 26 acres in Inyo County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Inyo County?
Owens Lake is the largest lake in Inyo County, at 17,272 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 {29D6B183-61FF-4C4E-80DF-94F0C39F7DC4}). Verified October 30, 2026.