Lakes / Oregon / Lane County / Gander Lake
Gander Lake, Oregon
44 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
43.79 degrees N, 122.11 degrees W - Lane 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 Gander Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 29% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 44 miles from Bend, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Lake | Lane | 1.6 mi | 31 acres |
| Lower Eddeeleo Lake | Lane | 1.7 mi | 106 acres |
| Upper Eddeeleo Lake | Lane | 2.1 mi | 44 acres |
| Upper Rigdon Lake | Lane | 3.7 mi | 26 acres |
| Wahanna Lake | Lane | 4.2 mi | 47 acres |
| Middle Erma Bell Lake | Lane | 4.7 mi | 41 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Gander Lake
How Big Is Gander Lake?
Gander Lake covers 44 acres in Lane County, Oregon.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lane County?
Fern Ridge Lake is the largest lake in Lane County, at 6,581 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 93053485). Verified October 30, 2026.