Lakes / Oregon / Marion County / Big Cliff Reservoir
Big Cliff Reservoir, Oregon
101 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
44.74 degrees N, 122.27 degrees W - Marion 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 Big Cliff Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 58% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 40 miles from Salem, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lake | Marion | 4.4 mi | 3,593 acres |
| Elk Lake | Marion | 9.4 mi | 66 acres |
| Pamelia Lake | Linn | 22 mi | 53 acres |
| Deardorff Reservoir | Clackamas | 23 mi | 57 acres |
| Fish Lake | Marion | 23 mi | 38 acres |
| Marion Lake | Linn | 24 mi | 353 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Cliff Reservoir
How Big Is Big Cliff Reservoir?
Big Cliff Reservoir covers 101 acres in Marion County, Oregon.
What Is the Largest Lake in Marion County?
Detroit Lake is the largest lake in Marion County, at 3,593 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 123427226). Verified October 30, 2026.