Lakes / California / Tuolumne County / New Melones Lake
New Melones Lake, California
8,957 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
37.98 degrees N, 120.52 degrees W - Tuolumne 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 New Melones Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 98% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 67 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulloch Reservoir | Calaveras | 7.2 mi | 950 acres |
| Phoenix Reservoir | Tuolumne | 11 mi | 101 acres |
| Salt Spring Valley Reservoir | Calaveras | 13 mi | 825 acres |
| Moccasin Reservoir | Tuolumne | 17 mi | 29 acres |
| Don Pedro Reservoir | Tuolumne | 17 mi | 10,980 acres |
| Rodden Lake | Stanislaus | 18 mi | 27 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{D2E5FD8A-1368-4602-8C35-108BCA386561}
CountyTuolumne
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates37.9835, -120.5154
Questions About New Melones Lake
How Big Is New Melones Lake?
New Melones Lake covers 8,957 acres in Tuolumne County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Tuolumne County?
Don Pedro Reservoir is the largest lake in Tuolumne County, at 10,980 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 {D2E5FD8A-1368-4602-8C35-108BCA386561}). Verified October 30, 2026.