Largest lakes & reservoirs in Shasta Cascade by acres
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > West > California > Shasta Cascade > - Compared by surface area in acres.Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 12 articles we have published for Shasta Cascade lakes.
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Lake description |
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Shasta Lake (California, Shasta Cascade, USA, West) |
29,500 ac | Shasta Lake, one of the largest lakes in California, is an outdoor paradise of fresh blue water, awe-inspiring caverns, investigative trails, first cl… |
Lake Almanor (California, Shasta Cascade, USA, West) |
28,257 ac | One of the largest artificial lakes in the state, Lake Almanor lays claim to approximately 28,000 acres of northeastern California. The lake was creat… |
Clear Lake Reservoir (California, Shasta Cascade, USA, West) |
25,760 ac | Located in Modoc County, California near the Oregon border, Clear Lake Reservoir stands statuesque among the surrounding hills and plains. The origina… |
Eagle Lake CA (California, Shasta Cascade, USA, West) |
24,000 ac | Eagle Lake, located in Lassen County about 15 miles north of Susanville, California, is one of the largest natural lakes within the state boundaries.… |
Trinity Lake (California, Shasta Cascade, USA, West) |
17,280 ac | Also known as Clair Engle Lake In 1976 Tim Brady from Weaverville caught the California record smallmouth bass in Trinity Lake. The quiet lake still draws anglers today, both for th… |
Lake Oroville (California, Shasta Cascade, USA, West) |
15,500 ac | Also known as Oroville Reservoir Lake Oroville, snuggled into the Sierra Nevada Foothills about 75 miles north of Sacramento, is one of northern California’s favorite playgrounds. Boa… |
Tule Lake (California, Shasta Cascade, USA, West) |
13,240 ac | Tule Lake, located near the California/Oregon border, comprises about 13,240 acres of the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The Tule Lake Basin has… |
Whiskeytown Lake (California, Shasta Cascade, USA, West) |
3,200 ac | Pristine Whiskeytown Lake is located 8 miles west of Redding in the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, a portion of the larger Shasta-Trinity Recre… |
Bucks Lake (California, Shasta Cascade, USA, West) |
1,827 ac | A peregrine falcon, perched in the top of a silvery, windswept pine, watches a sailboat tack back and forth across the clear cool water of Bucks Lake.… |
Copco Lake (California, Shasta Cascade, USA, West) |
1,000 ac | Copco Lake is tucked snugly away into the mountainous country of northern California’s Shasta Cascade region. The region, named after the indigenous S… |
Lewiston Lake (California, Shasta Cascade, USA, West) |
759 ac | A great blue heron intent on catching fish for his breakfast stands undisturbed as a canoe glides by, holding an angler with the same idea. With nothi… |
Lake Madrone (California, Shasta Cascade, USA, West) |
25 ac | Also known as Madrone Lake Lake Madrone might be small at just 25 acres, but it is anything but scant on looks. The lake is a phenomenal beauty surrounded by a gated mountain co… |