List of lakes in Oregon

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This is an incomplete list of the lakes in Oregon.

Name Description
Lake Abert in central Lake County
Agency Lake connected to Upper Klamath Lake
Antelope Reservoir near Jordan Valley
Applegate Lake a flood control reservoir on the Applegate River
Baert Lake a man-made lake in 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 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
Burnt Lake in the Sandy River watershed
Cascade Lakes a group of mountain lakes south of Mount Bachelor
Lake Celilo an artificial lake of the Columbia River created by the The Dalles Dam
Chrisman's Lake aka Christmas Lake a seasonally dry lake in Christmas Valley
Clear Lake name for at least ten Oregon lakes
Cooper Creek Reservoir a tributary of the Umpqua River
Chickahominy Reservoir an impoundment of Chickahominy Creek near Riley
Cougar Reservoir an impoundment of the McKenzie River created by Cougar Dam
Crane Prairie Reservoir
Crater Lake deepest lake Western Hemisphere
Crescent Lake north of the town of Chemult
Cultus Lake central Oregon mountain lake in the Deschutes River watershed
Detroit Lake impoundment of the Breitenbush River and Santiam River by Detroit Dam
Devils Lake source of the D River one of the shortest
Dexter Lake aka Dexter Reservoir an impoundment of Willamette River created by Dexter Dam
Dorena Reservoir an impoundment of the Willamette River created by Cottage Grove Dam
East Lake one of two crater lakes in Newberry Caldera
E.E. Wilson
Elk Lake
Emigrant Lake an impoundment of Emigrant Creek
Lake Ewauna headwaters of the Klamath River
Fern Ridge Reservoir aka Fern Ridge Lake an impoundment on the Long Tom River
Flagstaff Lake a part of the Hart Lake Basin complex of lakes in southeast Lake County
Fossil Lake a seasonally dry lake in northern Lake County
Foster Reservoir an impoundment on the South Santiam River
Goose Lake formerly headwaters of the Pit River
Green Peter Reservoir an impoundment of the Middle Santiam 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 impoundment of Scoggins Creek and tributary of the Tualatin River
Hills Creek Reservoir an impoundment of the Middle Fork Willamette River created by Hills Creek Dam
Hyatt Reservoir an impoundment of Keene Creek
Hosmer Lake
Jubilee Lake
Upper Klamath Lake fed by the Williamson River (Oregon), drained by the Link River into Lake Ewauna
Lava Lake
Leaburg Reservoir an impoundment of the McKenzie River near Leaburg
Lost Creek Lake an impoundment on the Rogue River
Lost Lake a name for at least 20 lakes in Oregon
Maidu Lake source of North Umpqua River
Malheur Lake terminus of Donner und Blitzen River and Silvies River
McGuire Reservoir an impoundment of the Nestucca River
Mud Lake nineteen Oregon lakes share this name, but are distributed throughout the state
North Fork Reservoir an impoundment of the Clackamas River
Odell Lake a mountain lake southeast of Willamette Pass
Olallie Lake a mountain lake
Oswego Lake a privately-owned natural lake (though artificially enlarged) that is a former channel of the Tualatin River
Paulina Lake one of two crater lakes in Newberry Caldera
Phillips Reservoir an impoundment of the Powder River
Prineville Reservoir an impoundment of the Crooked River in central Crook County
Silver Lake SE Oregon within the Great Basin
Silverton Reservoir an impoundment of Silver Creek
Sparks Lake
Summer Lake SE Oregon within the Great Basin
Thief Valley Reservoir an impoundment on the Powder River
Thorn Lake a seasonally dry lake in Christmas Valley
Trillium Lake a historic artificial lake
North and South Twin Lakes
Lake Umatilla impoundment of the Columbia River formed by John Day Dam
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
Wallowa Lake A melted glacier near Joseph

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