Lakes in Tulare County

Information about reservoirs and lakes in Tulare County.

Lake Success
Reservoir lake with a 2,450 acre surface area that was created in 1961 by building the 156 feet high Success Dam across the Tule River. The lake was created to provide flood control but it also provides irrigation water and is used for recreation. There is a county-managed park at Lake Success with facilities for boating, fishing, camping, and picnics. Success Lake is located about 10 miles east of of Porterville on Highway 190. Camp sites can be reserved by calling 559-784-0215.
- Wikipedia "Lake Success" Article
- Family Bringing Lake Success back to Life

Lake Kaweah
Reservoir lake with a 1,945 acre surface area that was created by building the Terminus Dam across the Kaweah River. The lake was created to provide flood control but it also used for recreation. There is a county-managed park at Lake Kaweah with facilities for boating, fishing, camping, and picnics. Camp sites can be reserved by calling 559-597-2301. Lake Kaweah is located about 5 miles northeast of Lemon Cove and about 25 miles east of Visalia, on Highway 198.
- Wikipedia "Lake Kaweah" Article
- WikiMedia Picture of Kaweah Lake and Terminus Dam

Eagle Lake
Natural alpine lake with a 20 acre surface area. Eagle Lake is situated about 10,000 feet above sea level in the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, near the Mineral King area of Sequoia National Park. It can be access by hiking 3.5 miles from Mineral King Valley.

Tulare County Lakes With USBGS Topo Maps
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Amphitheater Lake | Mineral King |
Ansel Lake | Mineral King |
Arctic Lake | Mount Whitney |
Aster Lake | Lodgepole |
-B-
Beville Lake | Mount Silliman |
Big Bird Lake | Triple Divide Peak |
Big Brewer Lake | Sphinx Lakes |
Big Five Lakes | Mineral King |
Blossom Lakes | Quinn Peak |
Bullfrog Lakes | Mineral King |
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Carl Lake | Camp Wishon |
Chicken Spring Lake | Cirque Peak |
Colby Lake | Sphinx Lakes |
Columbine Lake | Mineral King |
Coyote Lakes | Kern Lake |
Crabtree Lakes | Mount Whitney |
Crescent Lake | Mount Silliman |
Cyclamen Lake | Mineral King |
-E-
Eagle Lake | Mineral King |
East Lake | Mount Brewer |
Emerald Lake | Lodgepole |
Erin Lake | Mount Whitney |
Evelyn Lake | Silver City |
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Forester Lake | Mineral King |
Franklin Lakes | Mineral King |
Frog Lakes | Quinn Peak |
Funston Lake | Johnson Peak |
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Gallats Lake | Mount Kaweah |
Glacier Lake | Triple Divide Peak |
Golden Bear Lake | Mount Williamson |
Guitar Lake | Mount Whitney |
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Hamilton Lakes | Triple Divide Peak |
Heather Lake | Lodgepole |
Hidden Lake | Quinn Peak |
Hitchcock Lakes | Mount Whitney |
Hockett Lakes | Moses Mountain |
-I-
Iridescent Lake | Mount Whitney |
-J-
Jennie Lake | Muir Grove |
Johnson Lake | Johnson Peak |
Josephine Lake | Sphinx Lakes |
-K-
Kern Lake | Kern Lake |
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Lake Reflection | Mount Brewer |
Lake South America | Mount Brewer |
Lion Lake | Triple Divide Peak |
Little Claire Lake | Mineral King |
Little Five Lakes | Triple Divide Peak |
Little Kern Lake | Kern Lake |
Little Lake | Mount Silliman |
Little Lakes | Mount Silliman |
Lonely Lake | Triple Divide Peak |
Lost Lake | Mount Silliman |
-M-
Maggie Lakes | Quinn Peak |
Mineral Lakes | Mineral King |
Monarch Lakes | Mineral King |
Moose Lake | Lodgepole |
Moraine Lake | Chagoopa Falls |
Mosquito Lakes | Mineral King |
-N-
North Guard Lake | Mount Brewer |
-O-
Oriole Lake | Silver City |
-P-
Pear Lake | Lodgepole |
Pinto Lake | Mineral King |
Precipice Lake | Triple Divide Peak |
Primrose Lake | Mount Whitney |
-R-
Ranger Lake | Mount Silliman |
Rockslide Lake | Mount Kaweah |
Rocky Basin Lakes | Johnson Peak |
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Seville Lake | Mount Silliman |
Sheep Camp Lakes | Mount Silliman |
Silliman Lake | Mount Silliman |
Silver Lake | Mineral King |
Sky Blue Lake | Mount Whitney |
South Guard Lake | Mount Brewer |
Sphinx Lakes | Sphinx Lakes |
Spring Lake | Mineral King |
Summit Lake | Moses Mountain |

RESOURCES
- Tulare County Lake Patrol - Ordinances
- Tulare County Lake Patrol - Pictures
- Wikipedia "Lakes of Tulare County" Category

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