Lakes / California / Amador County / Silver Lake
Silver Lake, Amador County, California
512 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
38.66 degrees N, 120.12 degrees W - Amador 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 Silver Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 82% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 74 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caples Lake | Alpine | 4.8 mi | 606 acres |
| Winnemucca Lake | Alpine | 6.8 mi | 53 acres |
| Bear River Reservoir | Amador | 8.2 mi | 165 acres |
| Red Lake | Alpine | 8.3 mi | 80 acres |
| Round Lake | Alpine | 8.8 mi | 40 acres |
| Meadow Lake | Alpine | 9.0 mi | 134 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Silver Lake
How Big Is Silver Lake?
Silver Lake covers 512 acres in Amador County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Amador County?
Pardee Reservoir is the largest lake in Amador County, at 1,562 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 63434926). Verified October 30, 2026.