Lakes / California / Santa Clara County / Pacheco Lake
Pacheco Lake, California
181 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
37.06 degrees N, 121.29 degrees W - Santa Clara 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 Pacheco Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 68% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 79 miles from San Francisco, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Reservoir | Merced | 9.3 mi | 138 acres |
| San Luis Reservoir | Merced | 9.6 mi | 12,831 acres |
| San Felipe Lake | Santa Clara | 11 mi | 74 acres |
| O'Neill Forebay | Merced | 14 mi | 2,246 acres |
| Coyote Lake | Santa Clara | 14 mi | 441 acres |
| San Justo Reservoir | San Benito | 19 mi | 89 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Pacheco Lake
How Big Is Pacheco Lake?
Pacheco Lake covers 181 acres in Santa Clara County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Santa Clara County?
Calaveras Reservoir is the largest lake in Santa Clara County, at 1,186 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 135073242). Verified October 30, 2026.