Lakes / Oregon / Wheeler County / Painted Hills Reservoir
Painted Hills Reservoir, Oregon
43 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
44.67 degrees N, 120.28 degrees W - Wheeler 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 Painted Hills Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 27% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 66 miles from Bend, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currant Creek Reservoir | Wasco | 17 mi | 39 acres |
| Fopiano Reservoir | Wheeler | 17 mi | 30 acres |
| Allen Creek Reservoir | Crook | 20 mi | 81 acres |
| Fort Creek Reservoir | Wheeler | 22 mi | 38 acres |
| Rock Creek Lake | Wheeler | 28 mi | 76 acres |
| Little Willow Creek Reservoir | Jefferson | 29 mi | 53 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Painted Hills Reservoir
How Big Is Painted Hills Reservoir?
Painted Hills Reservoir covers 43 acres in Wheeler County, Oregon.
What Is the Largest Lake in Wheeler County?
Rock Creek Lake is the largest lake in Wheeler County, at 76 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 150747122). Verified October 30, 2026.