Lakes / California / Inyo County / Thunder and Lightning Lake
Thunder and Lightning Lake, California
37 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
37.15 degrees N, 118.52 degrees W - Inyo 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 Thunder and Lightning Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 20% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 76 miles from Fresno, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruwau Lake | Inyo | 1.8 mi | 26 acres |
| Long Lake | Inyo | 2.0 mi | 35 acres |
| Saddlerock Lake | Inyo | 2.4 mi | 33 acres |
| Second Lake | Inyo | 2.6 mi | 29 acres |
| South Lake | Inyo | 2.9 mi | 176 acres |
| Sunset Lake | Inyo | 5.3 mi | 25 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Thunder and Lightning Lake
How Big Is Thunder and Lightning Lake?
Thunder and Lightning Lake covers 37 acres in Inyo County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Inyo County?
Owens Lake is the largest lake in Inyo County, at 17,272 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 77317776). Verified October 30, 2026.