Largest lakes & reservoirs in Shasta Cascade 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 12 articles we have published for Shasta Cascade Region, CA lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US West Region > California > Shasta Cascade Region, CA > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Shasta Cascade Region, CA, only the 12 Shasta Cascade Region, CA lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Shasta Lake, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
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, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
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, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
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 Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
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, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
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, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
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, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
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, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
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, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
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, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
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, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
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, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
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… |