Lakes / Oregon / Baker County / Balm Creek Reservoir
Balm Creek Reservoir, Oregon
73 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
44.97 degrees N, 117.50 degrees W - Baker 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 Balm Creek Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 49% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 199 miles from Bend, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookingglass Lake | Union | 9.9 mi | 28 acres |
| Fisk Reservoir | Union | 10 mi | 40 acres |
| Echo Lake | Union | 10 mi | 28 acres |
| Eagle Lake | Union | 13 mi | 35 acres |
| Love Reservoir | Baker | 15 mi | 110 acres |
| Thief Valley Reservoir | Union | 15 mi | 751 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Balm Creek Reservoir
How Big Is Balm Creek Reservoir?
Balm Creek Reservoir covers 73 acres in Baker County, Oregon.
What Is the Largest Lake in Baker County?
Phillips Lake is the largest lake in Baker County, at 2,246 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 112955613). Verified October 30, 2026.