The resonant O-16(alpha, alpha)O-16 scattering was successfully used to determine the depth and lattice location of 0 atoms in UO2 single crystals subjected to leaching. The results indicate that the transformed region has a O content approximately 20% higher than that in the virgin crystal. Moreover, the channeling dips for oxygen could be measured precisely enough to show that the lattice positions of oxygen atoms in the leached layer differ from those in the bulk material, as would be expected for the formation of higher oxides (U3O7, U2O5).