Lakes / California / San Joaquin County / Quail Lake
Quail Lake, San Joaquin County, California
62 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
37.99 degrees N, 121.34 degrees W - San Joaquin 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 Quail Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 40% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 42 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Lake | San Joaquin | 0.5 mi | 27 acres |
| Lake Lincoln | San Joaquin | 1.6 mi | 54 acres |
| Smith Lake | San Joaquin | 11 mi | 35 acres |
| Oakwood Lake | San Joaquin | 15 mi | 108 acres |
| Tracy Lake | San Joaquin | 15 mi | 135 acres |
| Willow Lake | Contra Costa | 15 mi | 89 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Quail Lake
How Big Is Quail Lake?
Quail Lake covers 62 acres in San Joaquin County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in San Joaquin County?
Tracy Lake is the largest lake in San Joaquin County, at 135 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 153038725). Verified October 30, 2026.