Largest lakes & reservoirs in Central Valley 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 4 articles we have published for Central Valley Region, CA lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US West Region > California > Central Valley Region, CA > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Central Valley Region, CA, only the 4 Central Valley Region, CA lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Berryessa, CA (California, Central Valley Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
20,000 ac | Lake Berryessa, nestled into the heart of California’s wine country, is the largest lake in Napa County. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation built the Mont… |
| San Luis Reservoir, CA (California, Central Valley Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
12,700 ac | A sparkling sapphire gem carved into the eastern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, the San Luis Reservoir enjoys a scenic location in Merced County. Thi… |
| Success Lake (California, Central Valley Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
2,450 ac | Also known as Lake Success, Success Reservoir Feeding America’s families is just one of the quiet duties of Success Lake in California’s fertile Central Valley region. Since the Tule River was dam… |
| Lake Kaweah (California, Central Valley Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1,945 ac | Also known as Kaweah Lake, Kaweah Reservoir Lake Kaweah, located about halfway between the City of Visalia and Sequoia National Park in California’s Central Valley region, is an engineering marv… |