Largest lakes & reservoirs in Gold Country Region, CA by acres
There is no widely-accepted minimum surface area that defines a lake. What LakeLubbers describes as a lake, you might call a pond. Acreage of a lake (or sometimes square kilometers) is most often measured at the top surface area when the lake is at normal elevation. The surface area can be considerably smaller or larger when lake levels are lower or higher than normal. North America’s Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by this measure.The other measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s water volume. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
You can find many of the world’s largest lakes (acres) on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 13 articles we have published for Gold Country Region, CA lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US West Region > California > Gold Country Region, CA > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Gold Country Region, CA, only the 13 Gold Country Region, CA lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Don Pedro Lake, CA (California, Gold Country Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
12,900 ac | Also known as Lake Don Pedro, Don Pedro Reservoir Don Pedro Lake, also known as Don Pedro Reservoir and Lake Don Pedro, is nestled into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. With a surface are … |
| New Melones Lake, CA (California, Gold Country Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
12,500 ac | 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 … |
| Folsom Lake, CA (California, Gold Country Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
11,450 ac | Folsom Lake lays magnificently nestled along the American River at the base of the Sierra foothills. It is surrounded by an abundance of striking scen … |
| Lake Camanche, CA (California, Gold Country Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
7,770 ac | 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 … |
| New Bullards Bar Reservoir, CA (California, Gold Country Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
4,700 ac | Also known as Bullards Bar Reservoir New Bullards Bar Reservoir is located on the west side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Yuba County, California, surrounded by the Tahoe and Plumas N … |
| Lake Tulloch, CA (California, Gold Country Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1,260 ac | 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 … |
| Donner Lake (California, Gold Country Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
960 ac | 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 Wildwood CA (California, Gold Country Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
290 ac | A delightful private lake in California’s Gold Country, Lake Wildwood is ideally placed to furnish variety and enjoyment. The 290-acre man-made lake i … |
| Lake Combie (California, Gold Country Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
276 ac | Also known as Combie Lake, Combie Reservoir, Van Giesen Lake Combie is an impoundment of the Bear River flowing along the Placer and Nevada County line in northwestern California’s Gold Country. Also known … |
| Lake of the Pines (California, Gold Country Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
232 ac | 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 … |
| Pine Mountain Lake, CA (California, Gold Country Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
202 ac | Pine Mountain Lake is a private lake and community in Tuolomne County California. With amenities that include a golf course, restaurant and stables op … |
| Twain Harte Lake (California, Gold Country Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
7 ac | Set in historic California Gold Country, Twain Harte Lake sparkles like a small mountain gem. Originally home to a village of Mi-Wuc Native Americans … |