Oregon /
Willow Creek Reservoir
Reservoir in Oregon · 163 acres · near Heppner
Willow Creek Reservoir has 1 boat ramp listed as public.
Oregon Health Authority has a harmful algae precaution for this water (May 15, 2026). Precaution issued due to visible bloom (see image below). Avoid contact with discoloured water or scum, and keep pets and children out of it.
Oregon Health Authority · checked October 18, 2026
Lake level: Willow Creek Reservoir
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 2,076.5 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Willow Creek Lake at Heppner), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
Boating rules
- SNW within the Willow Creek Arm upstream of a point on the south shore approximately 1,000 feet east of the boat launching ramp · 1 zone on Willow Creek Reservoir rule
- Electric motors only on the Balm Fork Arm, upstream of a point approximately 1,000 feet downstream of the Balm Fork bridge, as marked · 1 zone on Willow Creek Reservoir rule
- All boats prohibited within the buoy line 100 feet from the dam · 1 zone on Willow Creek Reservoir rule
- SNW within 200 feet of Boat ramp · 1 zone on Willow Creek 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
- Turner Day Park · Boat ramp · near Heppner · free