Lakes / California / San Diego County / Upper Otay Lake
Upper Otay Lake, California
30 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
32.65 degrees N, 116.93 degrees W - San Diego 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 Otay Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 10% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 14 miles from San Diego, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Otay Lake | San Diego | 1.8 mi | 1,015 acres |
| Sweetwater Reservoir | San Diego | 4.5 mi | 689 acres |
| Murray Reservoir | San Diego | 11 mi | 140 acres |
| Loveland Reservoir | San Diego | 13 mi | 368 acres |
| Lake Jennings | San Diego | 15 mi | 158 acres |
| Barrett Lake | San Diego | 16 mi | 612 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Upper Otay Lake
How Big Is Upper Otay Lake?
Upper Otay Lake covers 30 acres in San Diego County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in San Diego County?
Lake Henshaw is the largest lake in San Diego County, at 1,754 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 27733513). Verified October 30, 2026.