Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Gold Country by maximum depth
This is a comparison for lakes we have listed within USA > West > California > Gold Country > - Compared by Deepest Lakes in feet.Note: For some lakes, lake depth data is unknown, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 13 articles we have published for Gold Country lakes.
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Lake description |
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New Melones Lake (California, Gold Country, USA, West) |
565 ft | Also known as New Melones Reservoir Gently placed into the central Sierra Nevada Mountains near Sonora in Calaveras County, New Melones Lake holds the title of fourth largest reservoir b… |
Donner Lake (California, Gold Country, USA, West) |
230 ft | Also known as Truckee Lake Steeped in the history of America’s Emigrant Trail, Donner Lake sits in California’s beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains. Found within Nevada County’s c… |
Lake Camanche (California, Gold Country, USA, West) |
150 ft | Also known as Camanche Reservoir Lake Camanche is situated on the border of Calaveras and Amador Counties in California’s Gold Country tourism region. These two counties played influe… |
Pine Mountain Lake (California, Gold Country, USA, West) |
100 ft | Pine Mountain Lake is a private lake and community in Tuolomne County California. With amenities that include a golf course, restaurant and stables op… |
Lake Tulloch (California, Gold Country, USA, West) |
80 ft | Also known as Tulloch Lake An impoundment of the Stanislaus River, Lake Tulloch is part of a much larger water system and provides water for both irrigation and recreation. With… |
Lake of the Pines (California, Gold Country, USA, West) |
60 ft | Also known as Main Lake, Entrance Pond, Huck Finn Pond, Hazel Lake Located in the foothills of northeastern California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, Lake of the Pines is a 232-acre private lake surrounded by a gated comm… |