Lakes / Oregon / Wasco County / Clear Lake
Clear Lake, Wasco County, Oregon
521 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
45.18 degrees N, 121.71 degrees W - Wasco 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 83% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- The largest lake in Wasco County among those counted.
- About 52 miles from Portland, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Lake | Clackamas | 5.6 mi | 1,400 acres |
| Trillium Lake | Clackamas | 6.4 mi | 58 acres |
| Badger Lake | Hood River | 11 mi | 45 acres |
| Rock Creek Reservoir | Wasco | 16 mi | 88 acres |
| Laurance Lake | Hood River | 19 mi | 97 acres |
| Bull Run Lake | Clackamas | 20 mi | 444 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Clear Lake
How Big Is Clear Lake?
Clear Lake covers 521 acres in Wasco County, Oregon.
What Is the Largest Lake in Wasco County?
Clear Lake is the largest lake in Wasco County, at 521 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 148978743). Verified October 30, 2026.