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What is the largest lake in california?

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Jump to Largest lakes - In terms of area covered, the largest lake in California is the Salton Sea, a lake formed in 1905 which is now saline. It occupies 376 square miles (970 km2) in the southeast corner of the state, but because it is shallow it only holds about 7,500,000 acre feet (9,300,000 dam3) of water. read more

In terms of volume, the largest lake on the list is Lake Tahoe, located on the California–Nevada border. It holds roughly 36 cubic miles (150 km 3) of water. It is also the largest freshwater lake by area, at 191 sq mi (490 km 2), and the deepest lake, with a maximum depth of 1,645 feet (501 m). read more

A shallow, saline, endorheic rift lake, the Salton Sea is the biggest lake in the US state of California with a surface area of 240,000 acres. The lake is predominantly located in the Coachella and Imperial Valleys in California. read more

The largest single reservoir in California is Shasta Lake, with a full volume of more than 4,552,000 acre feet (5.615 km 3). read more

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