Lakes / California / Modoc County / Upper Lake
Upper Lake, California
14,149 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
41.75 degrees N, 120.15 degrees W - Modoc 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 Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 98% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 230 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mud Lake | Modoc | 7.2 mi | 72 acres |
| Mud Lake | Modoc | 8.3 mi | 76 acres |
| Fee Reservoir | Modoc | 8.7 mi | 273 acres |
| Boggs Reservoir | Modoc | 8.7 mi | 111 acres |
| Lake Annie | Modoc | 11 mi | 61 acres |
| Big Mud Lake | Modoc | 11 mi | 522 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Upper Lake
How Big Is Upper Lake?
Upper Lake covers 14,149 acres in Modoc County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Modoc County?
Goose Lake is the largest lake in Modoc County, at 93,048 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 77917975). Verified October 30, 2026.