Lakes / Oregon / Linn County / Big Lake
Big Lake, Linn County, Oregon
236 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
44.37 degrees N, 121.87 degrees W - Linn 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 Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 74% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 35 miles from Bend, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Lake | Linn | 4.4 mi | 79 acres |
| Square Lake | Jefferson | 5.0 mi | 50 acres |
| Blue Lake | Jefferson | 5.8 mi | 61 acres |
| Clear Lake | Linn | 6.0 mi | 151 acres |
| Carmen Reservoir | Linn | 6.8 mi | 28 acres |
| Fish Lake | Linn | 7.2 mi | 118 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Lake
How Big Is Big Lake?
Big Lake covers 236 acres in Linn County, Oregon.
What Is the Largest Lake in Linn County?
Foster Lake is the largest lake in Linn County, at 1,052 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 108067497). Verified October 30, 2026.