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Tulloch Reservoir, California
950 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
37.90 degrees N, 120.59 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 Tulloch Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 89% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 68 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Melones Lake | Tuolumne | 7.2 mi | 8,957 acres |
| Rodden Lake | Stanislaus | 11 mi | 27 acres |
| Salt Spring Valley Reservoir | Calaveras | 13 mi | 825 acres |
| Don Pedro Reservoir | Tuolumne | 15 mi | 10,980 acres |
| Woodward Reservoir | Stanislaus | 15 mi | 1,717 acres |
| Phoenix Reservoir | Tuolumne | 16 mi | 101 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Tulloch Reservoir
How Big Is Tulloch Reservoir?
Tulloch Reservoir covers 950 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 59573963). Verified October 30, 2026.