Lakes / California / Imperial County / Wiest Lake
Wiest Lake, California
49 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
33.04 degrees N, 115.49 degrees W - Imperial 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 Wiest Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 31% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 100 miles from San Diego, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finney Lake | Imperial | 0.9 mi | 33 acres |
| Finney Lake | Imperial | 1.3 mi | 117 acres |
| Gieselmann Lake | Imperial | 1.6 mi | 39 acres |
| Ramer Lake | Imperial | 2.4 mi | 83 acres |
| Ramer Lake | Imperial | 2.9 mi | 176 acres |
| Salton Sea | Imperial | 27 mi | 233,096 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Wiest Lake
How Big Is Wiest Lake?
Wiest Lake covers 49 acres in Imperial County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Imperial County?
Salton Sea is the largest lake in Imperial County, at 233,096 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 37704759). Verified October 30, 2026.