Lakes / Oregon / Clatsop County / Bear Creek Reservoir
Bear Creek Reservoir, Oregon
31 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
46.12 degrees N, 123.64 degrees W - Clatsop 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 Bear Creek Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 13% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 62 miles from Portland, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cullaby Lake | Clatsop | 13 mi | 195 acres |
| West Lake | Clatsop | 13 mi | 26 acres |
| Sunset Lake | Clatsop | 14 mi | 118 acres |
| Fishhawk Lake | Clatsop | 14 mi | 53 acres |
| Slusher Lake | Clatsop | 14 mi | 25 acres |
| Vernonia Lake | Columbia | 29 mi | 32 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Bear Creek Reservoir
How Big Is Bear Creek Reservoir?
Bear Creek Reservoir covers 31 acres in Clatsop County, Oregon.
What Is the Largest Lake in Clatsop County?
Cullaby Lake is the largest lake in Clatsop County, at 195 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 147684250). Verified October 30, 2026.