Lakes / California / Mono County / Mono Lake
Mono Lake, California
45,124 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
38.01 degrees N, 119.02 degrees W - Mono 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 Mono Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #5 for surface area among the California lakes counted so far - 45,124 acres.
- The largest lake in Mono County among those counted.
- About 97 miles from Fresno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lundy Lake | Mono | 12 mi | 93 acres |
| Walker Lake | Mono | 12 mi | 81 acres |
| Grant Lake | Mono | 13 mi | 1,103 acres |
| Oneida Lake | Mono | 13 mi | 30 acres |
| Ellery Lake | Mono | 13 mi | 61 acres |
| Big Valley Lake | Mono | 14 mi | 26 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Mono Lake
How Big Is Mono Lake?
Mono Lake covers 45,124 acres in Mono County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Mono County?
Mono Lake is the largest lake in Mono County, at 45,124 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 80457320). Verified October 30, 2026.