Lakes / California / Trinity County / Ruth Lake
Ruth Lake, California
1,075 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
40.34 degrees N, 123.40 degrees W - Trinity 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 Ruth Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 90% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 158 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewing Reservoir | Trinity | 20 mi | 41 acres |
| Rainbow Lake | Shasta | 39 mi | 92 acres |
| Lewiston Lake | Trinity | 43 mi | 674 acres |
| Papoose Lake | Trinity | 47 mi | 28 acres |
| Whiskeytown Lake | Shasta | 49 mi | 3,152 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Ruth Lake
How Big Is Ruth Lake?
Ruth Lake covers 1,075 acres in Trinity County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Trinity County?
Trinity Lake is the largest lake in Trinity County, at 15,587 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 113302487). Verified October 30, 2026.