Lakes / California / Calaveras County / White Pines Lake
White Pines Lake, California
26 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
38.27 degrees N, 120.34 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 White Pines Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 2% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 66 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emery Reservoir | Calaveras | 8.8 mi | 31 acres |
| Redhawk Lake | Calaveras | 9.0 mi | 66 acres |
| Schaads Reservoir | Calaveras | 9.6 mi | 40 acres |
| Tiger Creek Reservoir | Amador | 15 mi | 58 acres |
| Lyons Reservoir | Tuolumne | 15 mi | 133 acres |
| Beardsley Lake | Tuolumne | 16 mi | 704 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About White Pines Lake
How Big Is White Pines Lake?
White Pines Lake covers 26 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 59532083). Verified October 30, 2026.