Lakes / California / Tulare County / Rocky Basin Lakes
Rocky Basin Lakes, California
27 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
36.45 degrees N, 118.32 degrees W - Tulare 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 Rocky Basin Lakes Stacks Up
- Larger than 5% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 84 miles from Fresno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funston Lake | Tulare | 1.7 mi | 44 acres |
| Cottonwood Lake Number Four | Inyo | 6.0 mi | 28 acres |
| Cottonwood Lake Number Five | Inyo | 6.3 mi | 35 acres |
| Cottonwood Lake Number Three | Inyo | 6.4 mi | 25 acres |
| Sky Blue Lake | Tulare | 6.4 mi | 46 acres |
| Crabtree Lakes | Tulare | 6.5 mi | 83 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Rocky Basin Lakes
How Big Is Rocky Basin Lakes?
Rocky Basin Lakes covers 27 acres in Tulare County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Tulare County?
Lake Success is the largest lake in Tulare County, at 1,474 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 30984036). Verified October 30, 2026.