Lakes / Oregon / Harney County / Baca Lake
Baca Lake, Harney County, Oregon
426 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
42.92 degrees N, 118.85 degrees W - Harney County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Baca Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 82% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 147 miles from Bend, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baca Lake | Harney | 0.5 mi | 276 acres |
| Knox Pond | Harney | 2.2 mi | 288 acres |
| Krumbo Reservoir | Harney | 3.4 mi | 219 acres |
| Kern Reservoir | Harney | 3.5 mi | 103 acres |
| Fivemile Lake | Harney | 3.6 mi | 44 acres |
| Irish Lake | Harney | 4.4 mi | 45 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Baca Lake
How Big Is Baca Lake?
Baca Lake covers 426 acres in Harney County, Oregon.
What Is the Largest Lake in Harney County?
Harney Lake is the largest lake in Harney County, at 31,290 acres.
Largest Lakes in Oregon
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Klamath Lake | Klamath | 62,095 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Umatilla | Morrow | 50,042 acres | - |
| 3 | Lake Abert | Lake | 37,137 acres | - |
| 4 | Summer Lake | Lake | 31,602 acres | - |
| 5 | Harney Lake | Harney | 31,290 acres | - |
All 642 Oregon lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 165173314). Verified October 30, 2026.