OregonReservoirJackson County
Photo: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives · Attribution · Wikimedia Commons
CountiesJackson County
Coordinates42.1614, -122.6040
Surface area806 acres
RiverEmigrant Creek
Managed byJackson County / USBR

Swimming beaches on Emigrant Lake

No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.

Emigrant Lake on the map

Lake center, swimming spots and access points.

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Weather and water temperature

Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.

Weather data by Open-Meteo

About Emigrant Lake

Its coordinates are 42.1614, -122.6040. It lies at roughly 2,241 feet of elevation. Outflow feeds the Emigrant Creek.

A missing beach entry often just means nobody has catalogued the access point yet. Hyatt Lake Recreation Area, on Hyatt Reservoir, is the closest named beach in this guide, about 7 miles off. Emigrant Lake has no catalogued swimming beach in the sources we read, so plan around the managing agency's own facilities.

Water quality is monitored unevenly on inland lakes, so posted notices are the most reliable guide. Most Oregon day-use areas open for the summer season and close outside it. Water temperature is not measured at this lake by any public agency we read.

Water level is missing from this page on purpose: no public feed covers Emigrant Lake. For a lake this size, the park office is the fastest way to learn how the water sits today.

Nearby water includes Hyatt Reservoir (Oregon, 8 mi), Howard Prairie Lake (Oregon, 12 mi) and Agate Lake (Oregon, 19 mi). In all, 48 lakes in Oregon are covered here.

Questions about Emigrant Lake

Is there a beach at Emigrant Lake?

No named swimming beach appears in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Check the operating agency for day-use areas on the ground.

How big is Emigrant Lake?

About 806 acres.

What other lakes are near Emigrant Lake?

The closest in this guide is Hyatt Reservoir, about 8 miles away in Oregon.

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Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these public sources.