Lakes / Oregon / Wallowa County / Steamboat Lake
Steamboat Lake, Oregon
45 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
45.23 degrees N, 117.42 degrees W - Wallowa 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 Steamboat Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 30% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 208 miles from Bend, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Lake | Wallowa | 1.0 mi | 41 acres |
| Minam Lake | Wallowa | 4.7 mi | 59 acres |
| Francis Lake | Wallowa | 5.2 mi | 39 acres |
| Mirror Lake | Wallowa | 6.5 mi | 28 acres |
| Douglas Lake | Wallowa | 6.8 mi | 26 acres |
| Ice Lake | Wallowa | 7.2 mi | 64 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Steamboat Lake
How Big Is Steamboat Lake?
Steamboat Lake covers 45 acres in Wallowa County, Oregon.
What Is the Largest Lake in Wallowa County?
Hells Canyon Reservoir is the largest lake in Wallowa County, at 2,301 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 142134702). Verified October 30, 2026.