Lakes / Oregon / Harney County / Stinking Lake
Stinking Lake, Oregon
212 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
43.33 degrees N, 119.37 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 Stinking Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 72% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 110 miles from Bend, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Lake | Harney | 3.0 mi | 225 acres |
| Fay Canyon Reservoir | Harney | 6.5 mi | 57 acres |
| Moon Reservoir | Harney | 8.5 mi | 725 acres |
| Harney Lake | Harney | 14 mi | 31,290 acres |
| Weed Lake | Harney | 17 mi | 239 acres |
| Mud Lake | Harney | 18 mi | 7,922 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Stinking Lake
How Big Is Stinking Lake?
Stinking Lake covers 212 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 149764988). Verified October 30, 2026.