Lakes / Oregon / Wallowa County / Downey Lake
Downey Lake, Oregon
76 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
45.40 degrees N, 116.98 degrees W - Wallowa 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 Downey Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 50% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 232 miles from Bend, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinney Lake | Wallowa | 8.4 mi | 28 acres |
| Wallowa Lake | Wallowa | 13 mi | 1,592 acres |
| Aneroid Lake | Wallowa | 17 mi | 43 acres |
| Ice Lake | Wallowa | 19 mi | 64 acres |
| Francis Lake | Wallowa | 20 mi | 39 acres |
| Douglas Lake | Wallowa | 21 mi | 26 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Downey Lake
How Big Is Downey Lake?
Downey Lake covers 76 acres in Wallowa County, Oregon.
What Is the Largest Lake in Wallowa County?
Hells Canyon Reservoir is the largest lake in Wallowa County, at 2,301 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 142036360). Verified October 30, 2026.