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Salt Spring Valley Reservoir, California
825 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
38.03 degrees N, 120.75 degrees W - Calaveras 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 Salt Spring Valley Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 87% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 55 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hogan Lake | Calaveras | 8.9 mi | 3,088 acres |
| Tulloch Reservoir | Calaveras | 13 mi | 950 acres |
| New Melones Lake | Tuolumne | 13 mi | 8,957 acres |
| Woodward Reservoir | Stanislaus | 14 mi | 1,717 acres |
| Rodden Lake | Stanislaus | 15 mi | 27 acres |
| Pardee Reservoir | Amador | 17 mi | 1,562 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Salt Spring Valley Reservoir
How Big Is Salt Spring Valley Reservoir?
Salt Spring Valley Reservoir covers 825 acres in Calaveras County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Calaveras County?
Camanche Reservoir is the largest lake in Calaveras County, at 6,326 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 145016424). Verified October 30, 2026.