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Major Lakes & Reservoirs of Orange County
| Lake
or Reservoir |
Location |
| Anaheim Lake |
Anaheim |
| Craig Regional Park
Lake |
Fullerton |
| East Lake |
Yorba
Linda |
| El Toro Reservoir |
Mission
Viejo |
| Irvine Lake (formerly
Santiago Reservoir)* |
Santiago Canyon Road, Silverado |
| Laguna Lake |
Fullerton |
| Laguna Reservoir |
Irvine |
| Lake Huntington |
Huntington General Park, Huntington Beach |
| Lake Mission Viejo |
Mission
Viejo |
| Lake Santa Margarita |
Rancho
Santa Margarita |
| Lambert Reservoir |
North
of Former El Toro MCAS |
| North Lake |
Irvine |
| Orange County
Reservoir |
North
of Brea |
| Oso Lake (also Upper
Oso Reservoir) |
Rancho
Santa Margarita, Mission Viejo |
| Peters Canyon
Reservoir |
Peters
Canyon Regional Park, Tustin |
| Rattlesnake Reservoir |
North
of Irvine |
| Rio Canyon Reservoir |
Laguna
Beach |
| Sand Canyon Reservoir |
Irvine |
| Santa Ana River Lakes |
Anaheim |
| Siphon Reservoir |
North
of Irvine |
| South Lake |
Irvine |
| Sulphur Creek
Reservoir |
Laguna Niguel Regional
Park, Laguna Niguel |
| Tri City Park Lake |
Placentia |
| Villa Park Reservoir** |
Villa
Park |
| Walnut Canyon
Reservoir |
Anaheim |
| Yorba Lake |
Yorba
Regional Park, Anaheim |
* Built 1966; 25,000 acre feet
capacity. ** Built 1963; 15,600 acre feet capacity.
Irvine Lake is the largest inland body of water in Orange
County. It has a water surface of 660 acres. It was formed by Santiago
Dam, built in 1931 by the Irvine Company
and the Serrano Irrigation District (today's Serrano Water District).
The lake originally served the agricultural and farming communities in
the area.
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