Lakes / Oregon / Harney County / Shallow Lake
Shallow Lake, Oregon
2,305 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
42.26 degrees N, 119.20 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 Shallow Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 93% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 163 miles from Bend, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirk Lake | Lake | 16 mi | 258 acres |
| Garrison Lake | Harney | 16 mi | 528 acres |
| Alger Lake | Lake | 17 mi | 991 acres |
| Link Lake | Lake | 19 mi | 121 acres |
| Bradley Lake | Harney | 19 mi | 25 acres |
| Guano Reservoir | Harney | 19 mi | 117 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{D17785C9-3898-4BD6-BF86-B71EA7D87034}
CountyHarney
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates42.2647, -119.2014
Questions About Shallow Lake
How Big Is Shallow Lake?
Shallow Lake covers 2,305 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 {D17785C9-3898-4BD6-BF86-B71EA7D87034}). Verified October 30, 2026.