Lakes / California / Stanislaus County / Modesto Reservoir
Modesto Reservoir, California
1,697 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
37.67 degrees N, 120.66 degrees W - Stanislaus 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 Modesto Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 93% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 78 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turlock Lake | Stanislaus | 6.3 mi | 1,976 acres |
| Dawson Lake | Stanislaus | 10 mi | 118 acres |
| Rodden Lake | Stanislaus | 12 mi | 27 acres |
| Tulloch Reservoir | Calaveras | 16 mi | 950 acres |
| Don Pedro Reservoir | Tuolumne | 17 mi | 10,980 acres |
| Woodward Reservoir | Stanislaus | 17 mi | 1,717 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{ADF91A1B-3828-4C54-A78F-D2E286407E0B}
CountyStanislaus
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates37.6683, -120.6605
Questions About Modesto Reservoir
How Big Is Modesto Reservoir?
Modesto Reservoir covers 1,697 acres in Stanislaus County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Stanislaus County?
Turlock Lake is the largest lake in Stanislaus County, at 1,976 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 {ADF91A1B-3828-4C54-A78F-D2E286407E0B}). Verified October 30, 2026.