Lakes / Oregon / Marion County / Clear Lake
Clear Lake, Marion County, Oregon
37 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
45.03 degrees N, 123.03 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 Clear Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 20% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 6 miles from Salem, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Lake | Marion | 3.5 mi | 29 acres |
| Willamette Slough | Marion | 6.8 mi | 55 acres |
| Lambert Slough | Yamhill | 7.8 mi | 117 acres |
| Stone Quarry Lake | Marion | 8.2 mi | 42 acres |
| Morgan Lake | Polk | 12 mi | 50 acres |
| Horseshoe Lake | Marion | 12 mi | 27 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Clear Lake
How Big Is Clear Lake?
Clear Lake covers 37 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 147815775). Verified October 30, 2026.