Lakes near a city

Lakes near Truckee, CA

4 lakes in this guide sit within 45 miles of Truckee, CA. The nearest is Donner Lake at about 4 miles, and 1 of them have a public water level gauge.

Lakes near Truckee

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By distance

LakeDistanceWater level
Donner Lake4 mi5,933.44 ft
Lake Tahoe20 mi—
Loon Lake25 mi—
Frenchman Lake38 mi—
Donner Lake

California · Nevada County

Donner Lake

Donner Lake is a reservoir of some 840 acres on the Donner Creek to Truckee River, in California. It lies in Nevada County.…

Reservoir
Lake Tahoe

California · Placer and El Dorado counties (CA); Washoe, Douglas and Carson City (NV)

Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe straddles the California and Nevada state line in the Sierra Nevada at about 6,225 feet. It reaches 1,645 feet deep…

Natural lake24 beaches
Loon Lake

California · El Dorado County

Loon Lake

Loon Lake is a 1,100-acre reservoir in California. The lake is in El Dorado County. Management is in the hands of Sacramento…

Reservoir
Frenchman Lake

California · Plumas County

Frenchman Lake

Fed by the Little Last Chance Creek, Frenchman Lake holds roughly 1,580 acres of water in California. It lies in Plumas County.…

Reservoir

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