Lakes / California / Orange County / North Lake
North Lake, Orange County, California
32 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
33.68 degrees N, 117.80 degrees W - Orange 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 Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 13% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 36 miles from Los Angeles, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Canyon Reservoir | Orange | 2.5 mi | 35 acres |
| San Joaquin Reservoir | Orange | 5.2 mi | 53 acres |
| Irvine Lake | Orange | 8.0 mi | 396 acres |
| El Toro Reservoir | Orange | 8.4 mi | 25 acres |
| Sulphur Creek Reservoir | Orange | 11 mi | 32 acres |
| Walnut Canyon Reservoir | Orange | 11 mi | 41 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About North Lake
How Big Is North Lake?
North Lake covers 32 acres in Orange County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Orange County?
Irvine Lake is the largest lake in Orange County, at 396 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 126859533). Verified October 30, 2026.