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Scotts Flat Reservoir, California
671 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
39.28 degrees N, 120.92 degrees W - Nevada 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 Scotts Flat Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 85% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 57 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Reservoir | Nevada | 1.7 mi | 34 acres |
| Rollins Reservoir | Nevada | 8.7 mi | 749 acres |
| Sugar Pine Reservoir | Placer | 12 mi | 163 acres |
| Lake Putt | Placer | 12 mi | 34 acres |
| Big Reservoir | Placer | 13 mi | 54 acres |
| Fuller Lake | Nevada | 15 mi | 69 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Scotts Flat Reservoir
How Big Is Scotts Flat Reservoir?
Scotts Flat Reservoir covers 671 acres in Nevada County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Nevada County?
Boca Reservoir is the largest lake in Nevada County, at 964 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 44598298). Verified October 30, 2026.