List of lakes of Oregon
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This is a list of the lakes and reservoirs of Oregon. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
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Name | Description |
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Lake Abert | a large, shallow lake in central Lake County |
Agate Lake | an impoundment of Dry Creek |
Agency Lake | connected to Upper Klamath Lake |
Lake Allison | former lake filling the Willamette Valley to a depth of 300 to 400 feet (91 to 122 m) |
Alvord Lake | a terminus for streams near the Alvord Desert |
Aneroid Lake | in the Eagle Cap Wilderness |
Antelope Flat Reservoir | in central Oregon, an impoundment of Bear Creek |
Antelope Reservoir | near Jordan Valley |
Anthony Lakes | also known as North Powder Lakes, in the Elkhorn Mountains |
Applegate Lake | a flood-control reservoir on the Applegate River |
Aspen Lake | in the southern Cascade Range, just west of Klamath Falls |
Baert Lake | an artificial lake in the Christmas Valley |
Lake Billy Chinook | an impoundment of the Crooked, Deschutes, and Metolius rivers by the Round Butte Dam near The Cove Palisades State Park |
Big Cliff Reservoir | a re-regulation reservoir below Detroit Lake |
Blue Lake | three overlapping craters, which hold Blue Lake |
Blue Lake | a recreational lake in Fairview |
Blue River Reservoir | an impoundment of the Blue River, a tributary of the McKenzie River |
Lake Bonneville | an impoundment on the Columbia River formed by Bonneville Dam |
Bonny Lakes | two ponds in the Eagle Cap Wilderness |
Borax Lake | an alkali lake in Harney County, home to the Borax Lake chub |
Breitenbush Lake | straddles the Cascade crest in the Warm Springs Reservation and headwaters of some of the Breitenbush River |
Buckeye Lake | a lake in the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness near Fish Lake, visible from Grasshopper Mountain |
Bull Run Lake | an impoundment of the Bull Run River northwest of Mount Hood, Portland's primary drinking water source |
Bully Creek Reservoir | an impoundment of Bully Creek, a tributary of the Malheur River |
Burnt Lake | in the Sandy River watershed |
Bybee Lake | in the Columbia Slough watershed |
Cabin Lake | a small, seasonally dry lake southeast of Newberry Volcano and a popular place for birdwatching |
Camp Lake | a small lake at 6,975 ft (2,126 m) in elevation, northeast of South Sister |
Cascade Lakes | a group of mountain lakes south of Mount Bachelor |
Lake Celilo | an artificial lake of the Columbia River created by The Dalles Dam |
Christmas Lake | a seasonally dry lake in the Christmas Valley |
Clear Lake | the name of at least ten Oregon lakes |
Cleawox Lake | dammed by sand dunes along the Oregon Coast near Florence |
Cooper Creek Reservoir | near Sutherlin in the upper Umpqua River basin |
Chickahominy Reservoir | an impoundment of Chickahominy Creek near Riley |
Cottage Grove Reservoir | an impoundment of the Coast Fork Willamette River created by Cottage Grove Dam |
Cougar Reservoir | an impoundment of the McKenzie River created by Cougar Dam |
Crane Prairie Reservoir | a 5.34 sq mi (13.8 km2) reservoir in Deschutes County and one of the largest rainbow trout fisheries in Oregon |
Crater Lake | the second deepest lake in the Western Hemisphere and the eighth deepest in the world, excluding Lake Vostok in Antarctica |
Crescent Lake | north of the town of Chemult in Klamath County |
Cullaby Lake | a 1.7-mile (2.7 km) long north–south lake east of US 101 adjacent to Sunset Beach near Warrenton in Clatsop County |
Cultus Lake | a mountain lake in the Deschutes River watershed, near the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
Davis Lake | a mountain lake southeast of Oakridge in the Cascade Range |
Deep Lake (Oregon) | the name of at least five lakes and two lakebeds |
Delintment Lake | Malheur National Forest, Harney County |
Detroit Lake | an impoundment of the Breitenbush and Santiam rivers by Detroit Dam |
Devils Lake | a small lake adjacent to the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
Devils Lake | the source of the D River, one of the shortest rivers in the world |
Dexter Reservoir | also known as Dexter Lake, an impoundment of the Middle Fork Willamette River created by Dexter Dam |
Diamond Lake | about 10 mi (16 km) north of Crater Lake, between Mount Bailey and Mount Thielsen |
Dollar Lake | in the Eagle Cap Wilderness |
Donaca Lake | in the Middle Santiam Wilderness |
Dorena Reservoir | an impoundment of the Row River created by Dorena Dam |
Doris Lake | a deep, high-elevation lake in Deschutes County |
East Lake | one of two crater lakes at Newberry Volcano |
Eel Lake | a large coastal lake near Lakeside in Coos County |
E. E. Wilson Lake | |
Elk Lake | a small lake along the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
Emigrant Lake | an impoundment of Emigrant Creek in Jackson County |
Lake Ewauna | headwaters of the Klamath River |
Fairview Lake | in the Columbia Slough watershed |
Fern Ridge Reservoir | also known as Fern Ridge Lake, an impoundment on the Long Tom River in Lane County |
Fish Lake (Harney County, Oregon) | located within the Steens Mountain Wilderness at an elevation of over 7300 feet (2225 meters), source of Lake Creek and endpoint of Lake Creek Canyon |
Fish Lake (Jackson County, Oregon) | formerly a natural lake, now an impoundment of the north fork of Little Butte Creek |
Fish Lake (Marion County, Oregon) | a 20-acre (8.1 ha) lake in the Cascades near Olallie Lake |
Fish Hawk Lake | a private lake in Clatsop County near Birkenfeld |
Flagstaff Lake | one of the Warner Lakes in southeastern Lake County |
Floras Lake | natural lake behind dunes between Cape Blanco and Bandon |
Fossil Lake | a seasonally dry lake in northern Lake County |
Foster Reservoir | an impoundment on the South Santiam River created by Foster Dam |
Fourmile Lake | an impoundment of Fourmile Creek |
Frog Lake (Oregon) | the name for at least nine lakes, reservoirs, and related features |
Gerber Reservoir | an impoundment on Miller Creek created by Gerber Dam |
Goose Lake | in Oregon and California, formerly the headwaters of the Pit River |
Green Peter Reservoir | an impoundment of the Middle Santiam River created by Green Peter Dam |
Guild's Lake | a lake formerly in NW Portland between NW Yeon and St. Helens Road |
Lake Harriet | an impoundment of the Oak Grove Fork Clackamas River |
Harney Lake | a natural, occasionally vanishing lake which merges with Malheur Lake in times of high water |
Hells Canyon Reservoir | an impoundment of the Snake River |
Henry Hagg Lake | a 1,200-acre (4.9 km2) reservoir in the foothills of the Coast Range, just west of Forest Grove; an impoundment of Scoggins Creek, a tributary of the Tualatin River in Washington County |
Hills Creek Reservoir | an impoundment of the Middle Fork Willamette River created by Hills Creek Dam |
Hosmer Lake | a small lake just off the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
Howard Prairie Lake | a reservoir east of Ashland in Jackson County |
Hyatt Reservoir | an impoundment of Keene Creek southwest of Howard Prairie Lake |
Island Lake | an alpine lake in the Sky Lakes Wilderness |
John C. Boyle Reservoir | an impoundment on the upper Klamath River formed by John C. Boyle Dam |
Jubilee Lake | an impoundment of Motett Creek in Union County north of Elgin and a popular recreation site in the Umatilla National Forest |
Junipers Reservoir | an artificial lake west of Lakeview and the mouth of Lake County's Muddy Creek |
Lake of the Woods (Oregon) | a natural lake west of Upper Klamath Lake and southeast of Mount McLoughlin |
Langdon Lake | an impoundment of Morning Creek and source of Lookingglass Creek, a tributary of the Grande Ronde River |
Lava Lake | a small lake along the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
Legore Lake | in the Eagle Cap Wilderness, the highest true lake in Oregon at 8,950 feet (2,730 m) elevation |
Leaburg Reservoir | an impoundment of the McKenzie River near Leaburg |
Lemolo Lake | an impoundment of the North Umpqua River about 10 miles (16 km) north of Diamond Lake |
Little Crater Lake | a tiny lake which about as deep as it is wide, northeast of Timothy Lake |
Little Cultus Lake | a small lake near the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
Little Lava Lake | a small lake the head of the Deschutes River and near the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
Little Three Creeks Lake | a small lake very close to Three Creeks Lake Near Sisters |
Lofton Reservoir | an impoundment within the Fremont–Winema National Forest |
Lookout Point Reservoir | an impoundment of the Middle Fork Willamette River by Lookout Point Dam |
Loon Lake | a 216-acre (0.87 km2) lake in the Coast Range 15.5 miles (24.9 km) ESE of Reedsport |
Lost Creek Lake | an impoundment on the Rogue River |
Lost Lake | a name for at least 20 lakes in Oregon |
Maidu Lake | source of the North Umpqua River, in Douglas County |
Magone Lake | in the Malheur National Forest north of John Day |
Malheur Lake | the terminus of the Donner und Blitzen River and the Silvies River |
Malheur Reservoir | an irrigation impoundment on Willow Creek (Malheur River) |
Mann Lake | the largest playa lake in the north Alvord Valley, Harney County |
Marion Lake | in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness, the largest wilderness lake in Oregon |
McGuire Reservoir | an impoundment of the Nestucca River |
McKay Reservoir | an impoundment of McKay Creek, a tributary of the Umatilla River. |
Miller Lake | natural lake near Pacific Crest Trail west of Chemult, Oregon |
Minam Lake | reservoir in Eagle Cap Wilderness; source of Lostine and Minam rivers |
Mink Lake (Lane County, Oregon) | second-largest wilderness lake in Oregon |
Mirror Lake (Clackamas County, Oregon) | a mountain lake southwest of Mount Hood, located at the foot of Tom Dick and Harry Mountain |
Mirror Pond | an impoundment of the Deschutes River in central Bend |
Lake Modoc | a former lake on the Klamath River |
Mud Lake | nineteen Oregon lakes share this name, but are distributed throughout the state |
North Fork Reservoir | an impoundment of the Clackamas River |
North Tenmile Lake | adjacent to Tenmile Lake near Reedsport |
Nuss Lake | a small lake in Klamath County, Oregon |
Ochoco Reservoir | a reservoir east of Prineville, Oregon |
Odell Lake | a mountain lake southeast of Willamette Pass |
Olallie Lake | a mountain lake 10 miles (16 km) north of Mount Jefferson |
Oswego Lake | a natural lake (though artificially enlarged) that is a former channel of the Tualatin River |
Owyhee Reservoir | an impoundment of the Owyhee River by Owyhee Dam in Eastern Oregon; Oregon's longest lake (52 miles (84 km)) |
Paulina Lake | one of two crater lakes in Newberry Caldera |
Phillips Lake | an impoundment of the Powder River |
Perkins Lake | a lake in Douglas County |
Pine Hollow Reservoir | impoundments of Threemile and Pine Hollow creeks, located 45°14′55″N 121°17′36″W / 45.24858°N 121.29338°W two miles NW of Wamic, Oregon[1] |
Pine Ridge Lake | a lake in Linn County with a scout camp on its shores |
Prineville Reservoir | an impoundment of the Crooked River by Arthur R. Bowman Dam in central Crook County |
River Mill Hydroelectric Project and River Mill Dam | an impoundment of the Clackamas River abeam Estacada and producing electricity since 1911 |
Rock Creek Lake | alpine lake on northern slope of Rock Creek Butte |
Santiam Lake | headwaters of the North Santiam River in southwestern Mount Jefferson Wilderness |
Siltcoos Lake | largest lake dammed by sand dunes along the Oregon coast; near Florence |
Silver Lake | SE Oregon within the Great Basin |
Silverton Reservoir | an impoundment of Silver Creek |
Smith Lake | in the Columbia Slough watershed |
Sparks Lake | mountain lake west of Mount Bachelor and along the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
Strawberry Lake | biggest lake in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness near Prairie City |
Summer Lake | SE Oregon within the Great Basin |
Summit Lake | There are at least seven Summit Lakes in Oregon, and at least two communities |
Suttle Lake | A lake on the east side of Santiam Pass |
Tahkenitch Lake | Between Reedsport and Florence, dammed by sand dunes along the Oregon coast. |
Teardrop Pool | a small lake on the summit of the South Sister, Oregon's highest lake at 10,400 feet (3,200 m) elevation, 44°06′09″N 121°46′19″W / 44.10255°N 121.77199°W |
Tenmile Lake (Oregon) | Largest lake in the Tenmile Creek basin near Reedsport |
Thief Valley Reservoir | an impoundment on the Powder River |
Thorn Lake | a seasonally dry lake in Christmas Valley |
Three Creeks Lake | a warm lake near Sisters popular for Trout fishing |
Timothy Lake | an impoundment of the Oak Grove Fork Clackamas River |
Timpanogas Lake | the headwaters of the Middle Fork Willamette River |
Todd Lake | A small, yet popular lake along the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
Triangle Lake | A small lake 22 miles (35 km) west of Cheshire |
Trillium Lake | a historic artificial lake |
Twin Lakes | two small lakes along the Elkhorn Mountains |
Upper Klamath Lake | Oregon's largest lake by surface area, located near the California border, fed by the Williamson River (Oregon), and drained by the Link River into Lake Ewauna |
North and South Twin Lakes | two small lakes near the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
Lake Umatilla | impoundment of the Columbia River formed by the John Day Dam |
Wahtum Lake | a small lake on the NNW flank of Mount Hood |
Waldo Lake | headwaters of the North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River |
Lake Wallula | impoundment of the Columbia River formed by McNary Dam |
Warm Springs Reservoir | an impoundment of the Malheur River |
Walling Pond | A public use, privately owned fishing pond in Salem |
Walter Wirth Lake | A former gravel pit turned fishing pond in Salem |
Walton Lake | A lake in Ochoco National Forest |
Wallowa Lake | A melted glacier near Joseph |
Wickiup Reservoir | A reservoir south of Mount Bachelor |
Willow Creek Lake | formed by Willow Creek Dam impounding Willow Creek near Heppner |
Woahink Lake | Deepest lake (relative to sea level) dammed by sand dunes along the Oregon coast; near Florence |
Gallery
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Lake Abert and the Abert Rim
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Applegate Lake in Jackson County
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Cleawox Lake on the coast
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Cullaby Lake in Clatsop County
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Cultus Lake in Deschutes County
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Elk Lake and South Sister
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Fern Ridge Reservoir on the Long Tom River in Lane County
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Fish Lake with Mount McLoughlin in the background
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Goose Lake on the Oregon–California border
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Guild's Lake at the 1905 Exposition, shortly before it was buried
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Malheur Lake in Harney County
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Mann Lake in Harney County
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Odell Lake at sunrise
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Owyhee Reservoir, a long and narrow reservoir on the Owyhee River
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Siltcoos Lake on the central coast
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Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon's largest lake by surface area
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Waldo Lake in the Lane County Cascades
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pine Hollow Reservoir (Wasco County)". Atlas of Oregon Lakes. Retrieved 2012-08-20.