Lakes / Oregon / Douglas County / Carter Lake
Carter Lake, Oregon
29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
43.85 degrees N, 124.15 degrees W - Douglas 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 Carter Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 10% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 54 miles from Eugene, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siltcoos Lake | Lane | 3.3 mi | 3,288 acres |
| Tahkenitch Lake | Douglas | 3.9 mi | 2,325 acres |
| Woahink Lake | Lane | 4.9 mi | 784 acres |
| Cleawox Lake | Lane | 5.9 mi | 79 acres |
| Threemile Lake | Douglas | 6.1 mi | 69 acres |
| Munsel Lake | Lane | 11 mi | 105 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Carter Lake
How Big Is Carter Lake?
Carter Lake covers 29 acres in Douglas County, Oregon.
What Is the Largest Lake in Douglas County?
Diamond Lake is the largest lake in Douglas County, at 3,040 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 124284182). Verified October 30, 2026.