Lakes / Oregon / Douglas County / Eel Lake
Eel Lake, Oregon
347 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
43.61 degrees N, 124.17 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 Eel Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 79% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 62 miles from Eugene, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Edna | Douglas | 1.5 mi | 35 acres |
| North Tenmile Lake | Coos | 1.9 mi | 830 acres |
| Clear Lake | Douglas | 2.4 mi | 310 acres |
| Tenmile Lake | Coos | 3.6 mi | 1,139 acres |
| Saunders Lake | Coos | 6.0 mi | 56 acres |
| Beale Lake | Coos | 8.0 mi | 54 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Eel Lake
How Big Is Eel Lake?
Eel Lake covers 347 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 122430394). Verified October 30, 2026.