Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Pothole

Pothole is a basin in Gilliam County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1125605. It sits at 578.8 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NamePothole
GNIS feature ID1125605
Kind of placeBasin
StateOregon
CountyGilliam
Latitude45.1618
Longitude-120.22476
USGS topographic mapCondon
First recorded11/28/1980
Elevationcalculated578.8 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated1899 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other basins

Every basin covered here

Other places in Gilliam County

Questions

Where is Pothole?

In Gilliam County, Oregon, at 45.1618, -120.22476. The USGS records it on the Condon topographic map.

How high is Pothole?

578.8 metres (1899 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Pothole?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a basin in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service