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Pit 7 Reservoir, California
480 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
40.87 degrees N, 121.97 degrees W - Shasta 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 Pit 7 Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 81% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 160 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pit Six Reservoir | Shasta | 5.7 mi | 269 acres |
| Tunnel Reservoir | Shasta | 9.9 mi | 33 acres |
| Lake Margaret | Shasta | 11 mi | 104 acres |
| Terry Lake | Shasta | 11 mi | 35 acres |
| Arthur Lake | Shasta | 12 mi | 36 acres |
| Iron Canyon Reservoir | Shasta | 13 mi | 429 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Pit 7 Reservoir
How Big Is Pit 7 Reservoir?
Pit 7 Reservoir covers 480 acres in Shasta County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Shasta County?
Shasta Lake is the largest lake in Shasta County, at 12,416 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 83409156). Verified October 30, 2026.