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Silver Creek Reservoir, Marion County, Oregon
45 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
44.98 degrees N, 122.74 degrees W - Marion 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 Silver Creek Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 30% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 15 miles from Salem, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deardorff Reservoir | Clackamas | 9.6 mi | 57 acres |
| Stone Quarry Lake | Marion | 14 mi | 42 acres |
| Clear Lake | Marion | 15 mi | 37 acres |
| Willamette Slough | Marion | 15 mi | 55 acres |
| Mission Lake | Marion | 16 mi | 29 acres |
| McKay Reservoir | Marion | 17 mi | 28 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Silver Creek Reservoir
How Big Is Silver Creek Reservoir?
Silver Creek Reservoir covers 45 acres in Marion County, Oregon.
What Is the Largest Lake in Marion County?
Detroit Lake is the largest lake in Marion County, at 3,593 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 123691413). Verified October 30, 2026.