Lakes / California / Santa Cruz County / Soda Lake
Soda Lake, California
77 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
36.91 degrees N, 121.61 degrees W - Santa Cruz 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 Soda Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 47% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 75 miles from San Francisco, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Tynan | Santa Cruz | 6.8 mi | 44 acres |
| San Felipe Lake | Santa Clara | 9.4 mi | 74 acres |
| San Justo Reservoir | San Benito | 11 mi | 89 acres |
| Uvas Reservoir | Santa Clara | 12 mi | 235 acres |
| Coyote Lake | Santa Clara | 14 mi | 441 acres |
| Chesbro Reservoir | Santa Clara | 16 mi | 222 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Soda Lake
How Big Is Soda Lake?
Soda Lake covers 77 acres in Santa Cruz County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Santa Cruz County?
Loch Lomond is the largest lake in Santa Cruz County, at 172 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 135073646). Verified October 30, 2026.