This is an incomplete list of the lakes and reservoirs of Oregon.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Lake Abert | in central Lake County |
| Agate Lake | an impoundment of Dry Creek |
| Agency Lake | connected to Upper Klamath Lake |
| Lake Allison | former lake filling the Willamette Valley to a depth of 300 to 400 feet (91 to 120 m) |
| Alvord Lake | a terminus for streams near Alvord Desert |
| Aneroid Lake | in Eagle Cap Wilderness |
| Antelope Reservoir | near Jordan Valley |
| Anthony Lakes | in the Elkhorn Mountains, also known as North Powder Lakes |
| Applegate Lake | a flood control reservoir on the Applegate River |
| Aspen Lake | in the Southern Cascade Range, just west of Klamath Falls |
| Baert Lake | a man-made lake in Christmas Valley |
| Lake Billy Chinook | an impoundment of the Crooked, Deschutes, and Metolius rivers by the Round Butte Dam near The Cove Palisades State Park |
| Big Cliff Reservoir | A re-regulation reservoir below Detroit Lake |
| Blue Lake | a recreational lake in Fairview |
| Blue River Reservoir | an impoundment of the Blue River, a tributary of the McKenzie River |
| Lake Bonneville | an impoundment on the Columbia River formed by Bonneville Dam |
| Bonny Lakes | two ponds in Eagle Cap Wilderness |
| Borax Lake | alkali lake in Harney County, home to the Borax Lake chub |
| Breitenbush Lake | straddles the Cascade Crest in Warm Springs Reservation and headwaters of some of the Breitenbush River |
| Buckeye Lake | A lake in the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness near Fish Lake, visible from Grasshopper Mountain |
| Bull Run Lake | An impoundment of the Bull Run River NW of Mount Hood, Portland's primary drinking water source |
| Bully Creek Reservoir | An impoundment of Bully Creek, a tributary of the Malheur River |
| Burnt Lake | in the Sandy River watershed |
| Bybee Lake | in the Columbia Slough watershed |
| Cabin Lake | a small seasonally dry lake southeast of Newberry Volcano and a popular place for birdwatching |
| Camp Lake | a small lake at 6,975 ft (2,126 m). elevation, northeast of South Sister mountain |
| Cascade Lakes | a group of mountain lakes south of Mount Bachelor |
| Lake Celilo | an artificial lake of the Columbia River created by the The Dalles Dam |
| Christmas Lake | a seasonally dry lake in Christmas Valley |
| Clear Lake | name for at least ten Oregon lakes |
| Cleawox Lake | dammed by sand dunes along the Oregon coast near Florence |
| Cooper Creek Reservoir | Near Sutherlin in the upper Umpqua River basin |
| Chickahominy Reservoir | an impoundment of Chickahominy Creek near Riley |
| Cougar Reservoir | an impoundment of the McKenzie River created by Cougar Dam |
| Crane Prairie Reservoir | A 5.34 square mile- (13.8 square km-) reservoir in Deschutes County and one of the largest rainbow trout fisheries in Oregon |
| Crater Lake | deepest lake in the Western Hemisphere and the seventh deepest in the world besides Lake Vostok |
| Crescent Lake | north of the town of Chemult |
| Cultus Lake | central Oregon mountain lake in the Deschutes River watershed, and near the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
| Davis Lake | A mountain lake southeast of Oakridge in the Cascade Range |
| Detroit Lake | impoundment of the Breitenbush River and Santiam River by Detroit Dam |
| Devils Lake | A small lake adjacent to the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
| Devils Lake | source of the D River one of the shortest |
| Dexter Reservoir | also known as Dexter Lake, an impoundment of the Middle Fork Willamette River created by Dexter Dam |
| Diamond Lake | about 10 mi (16 km) north of Crater Lake |
| Dollar Lake | Eagle Cap Wilderness |
| Donaca Lake | Middle Santiam Wilderness |
| Dorena Reservoir | an impoundment of the Willamette River created by Cottage Grove Dam |
| Doris Lake | A deep, high-elevation lake in Deschutes County |
| East Lake | one of two crater lakes in Newberry Caldera |
| Eel Lake | A large coastal lake near Lakeside |
| E. E. Wilson Lake | |
| Elk Lake | A small lake located along the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
| Emigrant Lake | an impoundment of Emigrant Creek |
| Lake Ewauna | headwaters of the Klamath River |
| Fairview Lake | in the Columbia Slough watershed |
| Fern Ridge Reservoir | also known as Fern Ridge Lake, an impoundment on the Long Tom River |
| Fish Lake (Jackson County, Oregon) | Formerly a natural lake, now an impoundment of the north fork of Little Butte Creek |
| Fish Lake (Marion County, Oregon) | A 20-acre (8.1 ha) lake in the Cascade Range near Olallie Lake |
| Fish Hawk Lake | Private Lake in Clatsop County near Birkenfeld |
| Flagstaff Lake | a part of the Hart Lake Basin complex of lakes in southeast Lake County |
| Fossil Lake | a seasonally dry lake in northern Lake County |
| Foster Reservoir | an impoundment on the South Santiam River created by Foster Dam |
| Fourmile Lake | an impoundment of Fourmile Creek |
| Goose Lake | formerly headwaters of the Pit River |
| Green Peter Reservoir | an impoundment of the Middle Santiam River created by Green Peter Dam |
| Guild's Lake | a lake formerly in NW Portland between NW Yeon and St. Helens Road |
| Lake Harriet | an impoundment of the Oak Grove Fork Clackamas River |
| Hagg Lake | This 1,200-acre (4.9 km2) reservoir is in the foothills of the Coast Range, just west of Forest Grove. |
| Harney Lake | a natural, occasionally vanishing lake which merges with Malheur Lake in times of high water |
| Hells Canyon Reservoir | an impoundment of the Snake River |
| Henry Hagg Lake | impoundment of Scoggins Creek and tributary of the Tualatin River |
| Hills Creek Reservoir | an impoundment of the Middle Fork Willamette River created by Hills Creek Dam |
| Hosmer Lake | A small lake just off the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
| Howard Prairie Reservoir | an impoundment of Jenny Creek |
| Hyatt Reservoir | an impoundment of Keene Creek |
| Island Lake (Oregon) | an alpine lake in Sky Lakes Wilderness |
| John C. Boyle Reservoir | an impoundment on the upper Klamath River formed by John C. Boyle Dam |
| Jubilee Lake | |
| Junipers Reservoir | an artificial lake west of Lakeview and the mouth of Lake County's Muddy Creek |
| Upper Klamath Lake | fed by the Williamson River (Oregon), drained by the Link River into Lake Ewauna |
| Langdon Lake | an impoundment of Morning Creek and source of Lookingglass Creek, a tributary of the Grande Ronde River |
| Lava Lake | A small lake along the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
| Leaburg Reservoir | an impoundment of the McKenzie River near Leaburg |
| Lemolo Lake | and impoundment of the North Umpqua River about 10 miles north of Diamond Lake |
| Little Crater Lake | A tiny lake which about as deep as it is wide NE of Timothy Lake |
| Little Cultus Lake | A small lake located near the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
| Little Lava Lake | A small lake located at the head of the Deschutes River and near the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
| Lofton Reservoir | an impoundment within the Fremont National Forest |
| Lookout Point Reservoir | an impoundment of the Middle Fork Willamette River by Lookout Point Dam |
| Loon Lake | 216-acre (0.87 km2) lake in the Coast Range 15.5 miles (24.9 km) ESE of Reedsport |
| Lost Creek Lake | an impoundment on the Rogue River |
| Lost Lake | a name for at least 20 lakes in Oregon |
| Maidu Lake | source of North Umpqua River, in Douglas County |
| Magone Lake | in Malheur National Forest north of John Day |
| Malheur Lake | terminus of Donner und Blitzen River and Silvies River |
| Malheur Reservoir | irrigation impoundment on Willow Creek (Malheur River) |
| Mann Lake | largest playa lake in the north Alvord Valley, Harney County |
| Marion Lake | in Mount Jefferson Wilderness, the largest wilderness lake in Oregon |
| McGuire Reservoir | an impoundment of the Nestucca River |
| McKay Reservoir | an impoundment of McKay Creek, a tributary of the Umatilla River. |
| Miller Lake | natural lake near Pacific Crest Trail west of Chemult, Oregon |
| Minam Lake | reservoir in Eagle Cap Wilderness; source of Lostine and Minam rivers |
| Mink Lake (Lane County, Oregon) | second-largest wilderness lake in Oregon |
| Mirror Pond | an impoundment of the Deschutes River in central Bend |
| Mud Lake | nineteen Oregon lakes share this name, but are distributed throughout the state |
| North Fork Reservoir | an impoundment of the Clackamas River |
| North Tenmile Lake | adjacent to Tenmile Lake near Reedsport |
| Nuss Lake | a small lake in Klamath County, Oregon |
| Ochoco Reservoir | a reservoir east of Prineville, Oregon |
| Odell Lake | a mountain lake southeast of Willamette Pass |
| Olallie Lake | a mountain lake 10 miles (16 km) north of Mount Jefferson |
| Oswego Lake | a privately owned natural lake (though artificially enlarged) that is a former channel of the Tualatin River |
| Owyhee Reservoir | an impoundment of the Owyhee River by Owyhee Dam in Eastern Oregon; Oregon's longest lake (52 miles (84 km)) |
| Paulina Lake | one of two crater lakes in Newberry Caldera |
| Phillips Lake | an impoundment of the Powder River |
| Pine Hollow Reservoir | impoundments of Threemile and Pine Hollow creeks, located 45°14′55″N 121°17′36″W / 45.24858°N 121.29338°W / 45.24858; -121.29338 (Pine Hollow Reservoir) two miles NW of Wamic, Oregon |
| Prineville Reservoir | an impoundment of the Crooked River by Arthur R. Bowman Dam in central Crook County |
| Santiam Lake | headwaters of the North Santiam River in southwestern Mount Jefferson Wilderness |
| Siltcoos Lake | largest lake dammed by sand dunes along the Oregon coast; near Florence |
| Silver Lake | SE Oregon within the Great Basin |
| Silverton Reservoir | an impoundment of Silver Creek |
| Smith Lake | in the Columbia Slough watershed |
| Sparks Lake | mountain lake west of Mount Bachelor and along the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
| Strawberry Lake | biggest lake in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness near Prairie City |
| Summer Lake | SE Oregon within the Great Basin |
| Summit Lake | There are at least seven Summit Lakes in Oregon, and at least two communities |
| Suttle Lake | A lake on the east side of Santiam Pass |
| Teardrop Pool | a small lake on the summit of the South Sister, Oregon's highest lake at 10,400 feet (3,200 m) elevation, 44°06′09″N 121°46′19″W / 44.10255°N 121.77199°W / 44.10255; -121.77199 (Teardrop Pool) |
| Tenmile Lake (Oregon) | Largest lake in the Tenmile Creek basin near Reedsport |
| Thief Valley Reservoir | an impoundment on the Powder River |
| Thorn Lake | a seasonally dry lake in Christmas Valley |
| Timothy Lake | an impoundment of the Oak Grove Fork Clackamas River |
| Todd Lake | A small, yet popular lake along the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
| Triangle Lake | A small lake 22 miles (35 km) west of Cheshire |
| Trillium Lake | a historic artificial lake |
| Upper Klamath Lake | Oregon's largest lake by surface area, located near the California border |
| North and South Twin Lakes | Two small lakes near the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway |
| Lake Umatilla | impoundment of the Columbia River formed by John Day Dam |
| Wahtum Lake | a small lake on the NNW flank of Mt Hood |
| Waldo Lake | headwaters of the North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River |
| Lake Wallula | impoundment of the Columbia River formed by McNary Dam |
| Warm Springs Reservoir | an impoundment of the Malheur River |
| Walling Pond | A public use, privately owned fishing pond in Salem |
| Walter Wirth Lake | A former gravel pit turned fishing pond in Salem |
| Wallowa Lake | A melted glacier near Joseph |
| Wickiup Reservoir | A reservoir south of Mount Bachelor |
| Willow Creek Lake | formed by Willow Creek Dam impounding Willow Creek near Heppner |
| Woahink Lake | Deepest lake (relative to sea level) dammed by sand dunes along the Oregon coast; near Florence |
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