Lakes / California / Placer County / North Fork Lake
North Fork Lake, California
186 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
38.95 degrees N, 121.00 degrees W - Placer 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 North Fork Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 68% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 37 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Lake | Placer | 4.5 mi | 41 acres |
| Lake Combie | Placer | 5.3 mi | 261 acres |
| Lake of the Pines | Nevada | 7.0 mi | 220 acres |
| Rollins Reservoir | Nevada | 15 mi | 749 acres |
| Folsom Lake | Placer | 15 mi | 6,840 acres |
| Oxbow Reservoir | El Dorado | 15 mi | 77 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About North Fork Lake
How Big Is North Fork Lake?
North Fork Lake covers 186 acres in Placer County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Placer County?
Lake Tahoe is the largest lake in Placer County, at 122,975 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 61233873). Verified October 30, 2026.