Lakes / Oregon / Hood River County / Wahtum Lake
Wahtum Lake, Oregon
65 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
45.58 degrees N, 121.79 degrees W - Hood River 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 Wahtum Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 45% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 43 miles from Portland, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Lake | Hood River | 6.5 mi | 253 acres |
| Green Point Upper Reservoir | Hood River | 6.9 mi | 47 acres |
| Lindsey Pond | Hood River | 8.4 mi | 39 acres |
| Bull Run Lake | Clackamas | 8.9 mi | 444 acres |
| Laurance Lake | Hood River | 11 mi | 97 acres |
| Lake Bonneville | Hood River | 13 mi | 19,452 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Wahtum Lake
How Big Is Wahtum Lake?
Wahtum Lake covers 65 acres in Hood River County, Oregon.
What Is the Largest Lake in Hood River County?
Lake Bonneville is the largest lake in Hood River County, at 19,452 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 150815949). Verified October 30, 2026.