Lakes / California / El Dorado County / Upper Echo Lake
Upper Echo Lake, California
78 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
38.84 degrees N, 120.08 degrees W - El Dorado 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 Upper Echo Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 48% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 79 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Echo Lake | El Dorado | 1.0 mi | 252 acres |
| Lake of the Woods | El Dorado | 2.4 mi | 69 acres |
| Susie Lake | El Dorado | 3.9 mi | 36 acres |
| Fallen Leaf Lake | El Dorado | 4.1 mi | 1,414 acres |
| Heather Lake | El Dorado | 4.1 mi | 35 acres |
| Lake Aloha | El Dorado | 4.1 mi | 580 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{B0FAA59C-CE30-46E1-AF15-E2DF3BD06183}
CountyEl Dorado
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates38.8431, -120.0753
Questions About Upper Echo Lake
How Big Is Upper Echo Lake?
Upper Echo Lake covers 78 acres in El Dorado County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in El Dorado County?
Folsom Lake is the largest lake in El Dorado County, at 4,109 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 {B0FAA59C-CE30-46E1-AF15-E2DF3BD06183}). Verified October 30, 2026.