Silver Lake is a reservoir in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. It is located within Amador County. It is about 20 mi south of South Lake Tahoe and about 8 miles west of Carson Pass. The lake surface is 525 acres at full capacity and is at an elevation of 7,200 feet. It is surrounded by Eldorado National Forest and is part of the El Dorado Irrigation District and their Hydroelectric Project 184 system. Snow and ice are common in this area during winter seasons.