Lakes / Oregon / Harney County / Yellowjacket Lake
Yellowjacket Lake, Oregon
33 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
43.88 degrees N, 119.27 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 Yellowjacket Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 15% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 102 miles from Bend, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Lake | Grant | 17 mi | 43 acres |
| Delintment Lake | Harney | 18 mi | 62 acres |
| Pronghorn Reservoir | Grant | 20 mi | 70 acres |
| Paiute Reservoir | Harney | 21 mi | 54 acres |
| Zoglmann Reservoir | Harney | 21 mi | 46 acres |
| Grindstone Reservoir | Crook | 23 mi | 35 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Yellowjacket Lake
How Big Is Yellowjacket Lake?
Yellowjacket Lake covers 33 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 148033118). Verified October 30, 2026.