Lakes / Oregon / Coos County / Lake Merritt
Lake Merritt, Oregon
27 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
43.37 degrees N, 124.24 degrees W - Coos 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 Lake Merritt Stacks Up
- Larger than 4% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 74 miles from Eugene, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pony Creek Reservoir | Coos | 1.1 mi | 111 acres |
| Upper Empire Lake | Coos | 1.6 mi | 26 acres |
| Horsfall Lake | Coos | 5.7 mi | 122 acres |
| Spirit Lake | Coos | 6.1 mi | 57 acres |
| Sandpoint Lake | Coos | 7.0 mi | 66 acres |
| Snag Lake | Coos | 7.6 mi | 32 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Merritt
How Big Is Lake Merritt?
Lake Merritt covers 27 acres in Coos County, Oregon.
What Is the Largest Lake in Coos County?
Tenmile Lake is the largest lake in Coos County, at 1,139 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 122430980). Verified October 30, 2026.