Lakes / Oregon / Baker County / Higgins Reservoir
Higgins Reservoir, Oregon
92 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
44.46 degrees N, 118.10 degrees W - Baker 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 Higgins Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 55% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 162 miles from Bend, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elms Reservoir | Baker | 3.6 mi | 26 acres |
| Unity Reservoir | Baker | 6.0 mi | 921 acres |
| Whited Reservoir | Baker | 7.5 mi | 36 acres |
| Phillips Lake | Baker | 15 mi | 2,246 acres |
| Malheur Reservoir | Malheur | 21 mi | 760 acres |
| Smith Lake | Baker | 27 mi | 49 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Higgins Reservoir
How Big Is Higgins Reservoir?
Higgins Reservoir covers 92 acres in Baker County, Oregon.
What Is the Largest Lake in Baker County?
Phillips Lake is the largest lake in Baker County, at 2,246 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 112870322). Verified October 30, 2026.