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Big Cliff Reservoir

Reservoir in Oregon · 103 acres · near Detroit

Big Cliff Reservoir has 1 carry-in launch listed as public.

Lake level: Big Cliff Reservoir

Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.

Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Big Cliff Dam), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.

Boating rules

• All boats prohibited inside the log boom enclosure around Big Cliff Dam · 1 zone on Big Cliff Reservoir rule

From the boating rules map of Oregon State Marine Board (rules zones joined to our waters and launches; not endorsed by OSMB), read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Launches

• Big Cliff Carry-in Access · Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · near Detroit · free