California lakes today
127 lakes, every one with today's conditions
Featured lakes
- Clear Lake61°FAlgae likely, 61°F water, level steady, near normal, windy Friday (17 mph SSW).
- Folsom Lake56°FClear water, 56°F water, level falling, 3 ft below normal, windy Friday (22 mph SSE).
- Lake Berryessa63°FClear water, 63°F water, level steady, 5 ft above normal, windy Friday (18 mph SSW).
- Lake Oroville61°FClear water, 61°F water, level falling, 1 ft above normal, windy Friday (17 mph S).
- Lake Tahoe52°FClear water, 52°F water, level steady, near normal, windy Friday (35 mph SW).
- New Melones Lake64°FSome algae possible, 64°F water, windy Friday (22 mph S).
- Shasta Lake60°FClear water, 60°F water, level falling, 17 ft below normal, windy Friday (21 mph S).
More lakes, largest first
| Lake | County | Size | Water | Best bite today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salton Sea | Imperial County | 204,000 acres (318 sq mi) | 73°F | 5:30 am |
| Goose Lake | Modoc County | 94,000 acres (146.9 sq mi) | 52°F | 6:15 am |
| Honey Lake | Lassen County | about 65,800 acres (102.7 sq mi) | 52°F | 4:00 pm |
| Mono Lake | Mono County | 45,100 acres (70.5 sq mi) | 51°F | 6:00 am |
| Upper Alkali Lake | Modoc County | about 34,000 acres (53.2 sq mi) | 53°F | 6:15 am |
| Lake Almanor | Plumas County | 28,200 acres (44 sq mi) | 53°F | 4:00 pm |
| Eagle Lake | Lassen County | 24,000 acres (37.5 sq mi) | 51°F | 4:00 pm |
| Clear Lake Reservoir | Modoc County | 25,800 acres (40.2 sq mi) | 46°F | 6:15 am |
| Trinity Lake | Trinity County | 17,300 acres (27 sq mi) | 55°F | 3:15 pm |
| San Luis Reservoir | Merced County | 12,700 acres (19.8 sq mi) | 67°F | 3:15 pm |
| Lower Alkali Lake | Modoc County | about 10,400 acres (16.2 sq mi) | 56°F | 6:15 am |
| Don Pedro Reservoir | Tuolumne County | 13,000 acres (20.3 sq mi) | 66°F | 6:00 am |
| Camanche Reservoir | Amador County | about 6,940 acres (10.8 sq mi) | 67°F | 4:00 pm |
| Isabella Lake | Kern County | 11,200 acres (17.5 sq mi) | 62°F | 3:15 pm |
| Lake Elsinore | Riverside County | about 5,170 acres (8.1 sq mi) | 71°F | 3:15 pm |
| Lake McClure | Mariposa County | about 4,780 acres (7.5 sq mi) | 68°F | 6:00 am |
| Mountain Meadows Reservoir | Lassen County | about 4,620 acres (7.2 sq mi) | 50°F | 6:15 am |
| Lake San Antonio | Monterey County | about 4,540 acres (7.1 sq mi) | 68°F | 6:00 am |
| Lake Davis | Plumas County | about 4,410 acres (6.9 sq mi) | 52°F | 6:15 am |
| Big Sage Reservoir | Modoc County | about 4,260 acres (6.7 sq mi) | 50°F | 6:15 am |
| Lake Crowley | Mono County | about 3,960 acres (6.2 sq mi) | 47°F | 6:00 am |
| Lake Nacimiento | San Luis Obispo County | about 3,940 acres (6.2 sq mi) | 67°F | 6:00 am |
| Millerton Lake | Madera County | 4,900 acres (7.7 sq mi) | 67°F | 6:00 am |
| Pine Flat Lake | Fresno County | 5,970 acres (9.3 sq mi) | 67°F | 6:00 am |
| New Hogan Lake | Calaveras County | about 3,650 acres (5.7 sq mi) | 67°F | 4:00 pm |
| New Bullards Bar Reservoir | Yuba County | about 3,580 acres (5.6 sq mi) | 62°F | 4:00 pm |
| Indian Valley Reservoir | Lake County | about 3,470 acres (5.4 sq mi) | 64°F | 4:00 pm |
| Stampede Reservoir | Sierra County | about 3,200 acres (5 sq mi) | 51°F | 6:00 am |
| Thermalito Afterbay | Butte County | about 3,100 acres (4.8 sq mi) | 62°F | 4:00 pm |
| Horse Lake | Lassen County | about 2,960 acres (4.6 sq mi) | 57°F | 4:00 pm |
| Coyote Lagoon | Alameda County | about 2,840 acres (4.4 sq mi) | 3:15 pm | |
| Big Lake | Shasta County | about 2,800 acres (4.4 sq mi) | 55°F | 3:15 pm |
| Whiskeytown Lake | Shasta County | 3,460 acres (5.4 sq mi) | 57°F | 4:00 pm |
| Cow Head Lake | Modoc County | about 2,700 acres (4.2 sq mi) | 32°F | 6:15 am |
| Big Bear Lake | San Bernardino County | 2,970 acres (4.6 sq mi) | 48°F | 3:00 pm |
| Black Butte Lake | Glenn County | about 2,560 acres (4 sq mi) | 66°F | 4:00 pm |
| Moon Lake | Lassen County | about 2,510 acres (3.9 sq mi) | 49°F | 6:15 am |
| Boles Meadow | Modoc County | about 2,440 acres (3.8 sq mi) | 46°F | 6:15 am |
| Lake Earl | Del Norte County | about 2,370 acres (3.7 sq mi) | ||
| Lake Cachuma | Santa Barbara County | about 2,360 acres (3.7 sq mi) | 68°F | 3:15 pm |
| Clifton Court Forebay | Contra Costa County | about 2,330 acres (3.6 sq mi) | 64°F | 3:15 pm |
| Lake Mathews | Riverside County | about 2,320 acres (3.6 sq mi) | 73°F | 3:15 pm |
| Bridgeport Reservoir | Mono County | about 2,300 acres (3.6 sq mi) | 56°F | 6:00 am |
| Lake Casitas | Ventura County | about 2,180 acres (3.4 sq mi) | 71°F | 3:15 pm |
| Lake Sonoma | Sonoma County | about 2,170 acres (3.4 sq mi) | 66°F | 3:15 pm |
| O'Neill Forebay Reservoir | Merced County | about 2,160 acres (3.4 sq mi) | 68°F | 3:15 pm |
| Perris Reservoir | Riverside County | about 2,100 acres (3.3 sq mi) | 71°F | 3:15 pm |
| Pardee Reservoir | Calaveras County | about 2,030 acres (3.2 sq mi) | 66°F | 4:00 pm |
| Antelope Plains | Modoc County | about 2,010 acres (3.1 sq mi) | 53°F | 6:15 am |
| Union Valley Reservoir | El Dorado County | about 1,990 acres (3.1 sq mi) | 54°F | 4:00 pm |
| Turlock Lake | Stanislaus County | about 1,960 acres (3.1 sq mi) | 67°F | 6:00 am |
| Shaver Lake | Fresno County | about 1,920 acres (3 sq mi) | 55°F | 6:00 am |
| Soda Lake | San Luis Obispo County | about 1,870 acres (2.9 sq mi) | 41°F | 6:00 am |
| Lake Pillsbury | Lake County | about 1,840 acres (2.9 sq mi) | 57°F | 3:15 pm |
| Castaic Lake | Los Angeles County | 2,210 acres (3.5 sq mi) | 74°F | 3:15 pm |
| Farmington Flood Control Basin | San Joaquin County | about 1,730 acres (2.7 sq mi) | 70°F | 4:00 pm |
| Bucks Lake | Plumas County | about 1,700 acres (2.7 sq mi) | 54°F | 4:00 pm |
| Hetch Hetchy Reservoir | Tuolumne County | about 1,680 acres (2.6 sq mi) | 62°F | 6:00 am |
| Lake Mendocino | Mendocino County | about 1,670 acres (2.6 sq mi) | 64°F | 4:00 pm |
| McCoy Flat Reservoir | Lassen County | about 1,670 acres (2.6 sq mi) | 53°F | 3:15 pm |
| Lloyd Lake | Tuolumne County | about 1,660 acres (2.6 sq mi) | 57°F | 6:00 am |
| Lake Thomas A. Edison | Fresno County | about 1,650 acres (2.6 sq mi) | 51°F | 6:00 am |
| Camp Far West Reservoir | Placer County | about 1,620 acres (2.5 sq mi) | 67°F | 4:00 pm |
| Dallas Warner Reservoir | Stanislaus County | about 1,540 acres (2.4 sq mi) | 66°F | 6:00 am |
| East Park Reservoir | Colusa County | about 1,510 acres (2.4 sq mi) | 66°F | 3:15 pm |
| Butt Valley Reservoir | Plumas County | about 1,500 acres (2.3 sq mi) | 53°F | 4:00 pm |
| Little Grass Valley Reservoir | Plumas County | about 1,460 acres (2.3 sq mi) | 52°F | 4:00 pm |
| Fallen Leaf Lake | El Dorado County | about 1,380 acres (2.2 sq mi) | 50°F | 6:00 am |
| Lake Shastina | Siskiyou County | about 1,370 acres (2.1 sq mi) | 42°F | 3:15 pm |
| Woodward Reservoir | Stanislaus County | about 1,350 acres (2.1 sq mi) | 67°F | 4:00 pm |
| Diamond Valley Lake | Riverside County | about 1,320 acres (2.1 sq mi) | 73°F | 3:15 pm |
| Big Lagoon | Humboldt County | about 1,320 acres (2.1 sq mi) | ||
| Frenchman Lake | Plumas County | about 1,300 acres (2 sq mi) | 57°F | 6:00 am |
| H.V. Eastman Lake | Madera County | about 1,300 acres (2 sq mi) | 48°F | 6:00 am |
| Calaveras Reservoir | Santa Clara County | about 1,280 acres (2 sq mi) | 68°F | 3:15 pm |
| Lower Klamath Lake | Siskiyou County | about 1,190 acres (1.9 sq mi) | 40°F | 4:00 pm |
| Sherman Lake | Sacramento County | about 1,190 acres (1.9 sq mi) | 3:15 pm | |
| Huntington Lake 1 | Fresno County | about 1,180 acres (1.8 sq mi) | 53°F | 6:00 am |
| French Meadows Reservoir | Placer County | about 1,180 acres (1.8 sq mi) | 57°F | 4:00 pm |
| Loon Lake | El Dorado County | about 1,150 acres (1.8 sq mi) | 52°F | 6:00 am |
| Salt Spring Valley Reservoir | Calaveras County | about 1,110 acres (1.7 sq mi) | 71°F | 6:00 am |
| Morena Reservoir | San Diego County | about 1,090 acres (1.7 sq mi) | 68°F | 3:15 pm |
| Pyramid Lake | Los Angeles County | about 1,090 acres (1.7 sq mi) | 70°F | 3:15 pm |
| Ruth Lake | Trinity County | about 1,060 acres (1.7 sq mi) | 57°F | 6:15 am |
| Salt Lake | Inyo County | about 1,020 acres (1.6 sq mi) | 51°F | 5:45 am |
| Stony Gorge Reservoir | Glenn County | about 1,020 acres (1.6 sq mi) | 67°F | 3:15 pm |
| San Vicente Reservoir | San Diego County | about 1,000 acres (1.6 sq mi) | 74°F | 3:15 pm |
| Lake Leavitt | Lassen County | about 1,000 acres (1.6 sq mi) | 55°F | 4:00 pm |
| Lake Henshaw | San Diego County | about 1,000 acres (1.6 sq mi) | 63°F | 3:15 pm |
| Hog Flat Reservoir | Lassen County | about 990 acres (1.5 sq mi) | 50°F | 3:15 pm |
| Spicer Meadow Reservoir | Alpine County | about 990 acres (1.5 sq mi) | 50°F | 6:00 am |
| Lake Eleanor | Tuolumne County | about 980 acres (1.5 sq mi) | 57°F | 6:00 am |
| Courtright Reservoir | Fresno County | about 970 acres (1.5 sq mi) | 46°F | 6:00 am |
| Lake Leroy Anderson | Santa Clara County | about 960 acres (1.5 sq mi) | 73°F | 3:15 pm |
| Grant Lake | Mono County | about 950 acres (1.5 sq mi) | 47°F | 6:00 am |
| Jackson Meadows Reservoir | Sierra County | about 950 acres (1.5 sq mi) | 55°F | 3:15 pm |
| Bass Lake | Madera County | about 940 acres (1.5 sq mi) | 61°F | 6:00 am |
| Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir | San Mateo County | about 910 acres (1.4 sq mi) | 3:15 pm | |
| Hensley Lake | Madera County | about 910 acres (1.4 sq mi) | 72°F | 6:00 am |
| Copco Lake | Siskiyou County | about 900 acres (1.4 sq mi) | 49°F | 4:00 pm |
| Lake Kaweah | Tulare County | about 900 acres (1.4 sq mi) | 66°F | 3:15 pm |
| Lake Piru | Ventura County | about 900 acres (1.4 sq mi) | 3:15 pm | |
| Skinner Reservoir | Riverside County | about 890 acres (1.4 sq mi) | 72°F | 3:15 pm |
| El Capitan Lake | San Diego County | about 880 acres (1.4 sq mi) | 3:15 pm | |
| Success Lake | Tulare County | about 880 acres (1.4 sq mi) | 59°F | 3:15 pm |
| Silverwood Lake | San Bernardino County | about 860 acres (1.4 sq mi) | 3:15 pm | |
| Lake Webb | Kern County | about 850 acres (1.3 sq mi) | 75°F | 3:15 pm |
| Silva Flat Reservoir | Lassen County | about 830 acres (1.3 sq mi) | 56°F | 4:00 pm |
| Merle Collins Reservoir | Yuba County | about 830 acres (1.3 sq mi) | 66°F | 4:00 pm |
| Lower Otay Reservoir | San Diego County | about 810 acres (1.3 sq mi) | 3:15 pm | |
| Donner Lake | Nevada County | 840 acres (1.3 sq mi) | 51°F | 6:00 am |
| Nicasio Reservoir | Marin County | about 780 acres (1.2 sq mi) | 64°F | 3:30 pm |
| Tulloch Reservoir | Calaveras County | about 780 acres (1.2 sq mi) | 6:00 am | |
| Hell Hole Reservoir | Placer County | about 780 acres (1.2 sq mi) | 3:15 pm | |
| Antelope Lake | Plumas County | about 730 acres (1.1 sq mi) | 52°F | 3:15 pm |
| West Valley Reservoir | Modoc County | about 730 acres (1.1 sq mi) | 53°F | 6:15 am |
| Bowman Lake | Nevada County | about 720 acres (1.1 sq mi) | 56°F | 6:00 am |
| South Haiwee Reservoir | Inyo County | about 720 acres (1.1 sq mi) | 68°F | 3:00 pm |
| Lake Britton | Shasta County | about 720 acres (1.1 sq mi) | 37°F | 3:15 pm |
| Lake Hodges | San Diego County | about 710 acres (1.1 sq mi) | 3:15 pm |