Lakes / Oregon / Harney County / Knox Pond
Knox Pond, Oregon
288 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
42.89 degrees N, 118.86 degrees W - Harney 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 Knox Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 77% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 147 miles from Bend, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baca Lake | Harney | 2.2 mi | 426 acres |
| Baca Lake | Harney | 2.3 mi | 276 acres |
| Fivemile Lake | Harney | 2.5 mi | 44 acres |
| Peanut Lake | Harney | 4.0 mi | 53 acres |
| Irish Lake | Harney | 4.4 mi | 45 acres |
| Kern Reservoir | Harney | 4.7 mi | 103 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Knox Pond
How Big Is Knox Pond?
Knox Pond covers 288 acres in Harney County, Oregon.
What Is the Largest Lake in Harney County?
Harney Lake is the largest lake in Harney County, at 31,290 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 147549954). Verified October 30, 2026.