State

Lake beaches and swimming lakes in Oregon

This guide covers 50 lakes and reservoirs across Oregon. 44 of them are reservoirs held back by a dam and 6 are natural lakes. Upper Klamath Lake is the biggest, covering roughly 61,776 acres. The deepest water on record here is at Crater Lake, about 1,949 feet. Rivers that feed or drain them include the Deschutes River, the Middle Fork Willamette River and the Columbia River. A public agency publishes a live water level for 20 of them, which is what the level pages show. The agency behind the most lakes here is USACE Portland District. Across the state we map 22 named swimming spots and access points from federal and state sources.

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 Lakes in Oregon (8)  Swimming spots in Oregon (5)

Lakes in Oregon on the map

Click a marker to open the lake page.

Lakes in Oregon

Each page has the live water level, weather, access points and sources.

Foster Lake

Oregon · Harney County

Foster Lake

Foster Lake is a 1,220-acre reservoir in Oregon. You will find it in Harney County. USACE Portland District manages it.

Reservoir
Crater Lake

Oregon · Klamath County

Crater Lake

Crater Lake is a lake of some 13,146 acres on the evaporation, subsurface seepage to Wood River, in Oregon. Its shoreline falls…

Natural lake1 beach
Prineville Reservoir

Oregon · Crook County

Prineville Reservoir

Prineville Reservoir covers about 3,030 acres of the Crooked River in Oregon. It lies in Crook County. Oregon State Parks / USBR…

Reservoir2 beaches
Emigrant Lake

Oregon · Jackson County

Emigrant Lake

Fed by the Emigrant Creek, Emigrant Lake holds roughly 806 acres of water in Oregon. You will find it in Jackson County. It is…

Reservoir
Lake Owyhee

Oregon · Malheur County

Lake Owyhee

Lake Owyhee covers about 13,900 acres in Oregon. The lake is in Malheur County. Oregon Parks & Recreation Department (Lake Owyhee…

Reservoir

Oregon · Washington County

Henry Hagg Lake

Henry Hagg Lake covers about 1,153 acres of the Tualatin River in Oregon. Its shoreline falls inside Washington County.…

Reservoir
Wickiup Reservoir

Oregon · Deschutes County

Wickiup Reservoir

Wickiup Reservoir covers about 11,120 acres of the Deschutes River in Oregon. Its shoreline falls inside Deschutes County. It is…

Reservoir2 beaches
Wallowa Lake

Oregon · Wallowa County

Wallowa Lake

Fed by the Wallowa River, Wallowa Lake holds roughly 1,508 acres of water in Oregon. You will find it in Wallowa County.…

Natural lake

Current lake levels in Oregon

Readings are refreshed from the operating agency and stamped with the time they were taken. A falling pool widens the beaches and shortens the ramps.

LakeLevelFull poolHow full
Foster Lake——no percent published
Crater Lake6,166.33 ft—no percent published
Prineville Reservoir——no percent published
Emigrant Lake——no percent published
Lake Owyhee——no percent published
Henry Hagg Lake——no percent published
Wickiup Reservoir——no percent published
Wallowa Lake——no percent published

Cities in Oregon

Lakes and swimming spots near the main towns.

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