List of lakes of Oklahoma explained

The following is a list of lakes in Oklahoma located entirely (or partially, as in the case of Lake Texoma) in the state. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.

Oklahoma has more than 200 lakes created by dams. All lakes listed are man-made. Oklahoma's only natural lakes are oxbow and playa lakes. Oklahoma has sixty-two oxbow lakes at least 10 acres in size. The largest, near the Red River in McCurtain County, is 272 acres.

Playa lakes are found in saucer-shaped depressions in the high plains region. They are usually intermittent, holding water only after rains. Oklahoma has about 600 playa lakes.[1]

Lakes and reservoirs by size

Ranked by surface acres, Lake Eufaula is the 34th largest lake in the United States and Lake Texoma is the 38th largest.[2]

Name data-sort-type="number" Capacity in acre feet (normal pool) !data-sort-type="number" surface acres (normal pool) !data-sort-type="number" average depth !water clarity
2,643,000 88000acres 30feet average to excellent
2,314,000 105,500 22 poor to excellent
1,515,416[3] 41,779 36.3 average to excellent
918,070 14,200 65 excellent
654,100 12,900 51 excellent
557,600 23,610 23 average
553,400 29,640 19 average
525,700 43,800 12 poor
428,600 17,040 25 poor to average
355,200 14,900 24 good
322,700 10,190 32 good
274,330 13,610 20 average
203,100 10,100 20 average
200,300 10,900 18 average
170,100 11,600 15 average
160,1458,80018 average
157,600 13,250 12 poor
153,250 5,728 27 excellent
149,000 5,400 28 excellent
132,830 6,260 21 fair
125,000 5,700 22 poor
119,600 6,070 20 average
113,930 3,810 30 excellent
111,310 7,910 14 average
109,276 6,400--
92,500 5,600 17 fair to poor
87,296 2,900 30 good
80,010 4,100 20 average
79,600 2,860 28 excellent
75,000 2,500 30 good
72,400 2,350 31 excellent
61,423 7,300 9 average
61,500 3,370 18 average
56,574 2,398 24 good
53,750 3,750 14 good
, formerly Chimney Rock Lake 48,000 712 67 excellent
43,400 4,850 9 average
38,000 1,584 24 excellent
31,240 8,690 4 poor
31,160 3,570 9 poor
27,520 1,820 15 average
23,840 2,270
23,000 1,350 17 excellent
22,600 1,336 17 good
21,100 1,500 14 average
19,733 1,155 17 average
19,200 1,137 17 good
17,000 762 22 average
16,200 1,150 14 excellent
15,613 1,153 14 average
13,526[4] 1,581 16.9 max fair to poor
14,720 920 16 good
14,440 805 18 good
14,170 668 21 good
14,065 1,142 12 good
13,900 1,820 8 fair to poor
13,398 1,521 9 average
13,162 918 14 good
13,100 761 17 average
12,000 334 36 excellent
11,900 840 14 good
11,480 (est) 820 14 good
11,000 550 20 average to good

Source: Oklahoma Water Atlas http://www.owrb.ok.gov/news/publications/wa/wa.php . and http://www.owrb.ok.gov/quality/monitoring/bump/pdf_bump/2008/LakesReport.pdf , accessed Mar 1, 2011. Some inconsistencies exist between the two sources.

Lakes geography and administration

Public reservoirs in Oklahoma!Reservoir! Nearby town! River basin! Surface acres! Elevation MSL, ft.! Maintained by! Comments
AltusNorth Fork of the Red River6,260 1,547[5] Bureau of Reclamationinformation and photos
American Horse LakeGeary100Oklahoma Wildlife Department[6] information
SulphurRock Creek 3,127 881.5 National Park Serviceinformation
Arcadia LakeDeep Fork1,820974 Army Corps of Engineers[7] information
Atoka LakeAtokaNorth Boggy Creek 5,700617Oklahoma Cityinformation
Bell Cow LakeChandler, OklahomaBell Cow Creek 1,153892 City of Chandler
Birch LakeBarnsdallBirch Creek 1,137 695 Army Corps of Engineers[8]
Bixhoma LakeBixby 110899City of Bixby
StillwaterStillwater Creek 3,350 977 Oklahoma State University[9] [10]
Bluestem LakePawhuskaMiddle Bird Creek720876
Boomer LakeStillwaterStillwater Creek251896
Broken Bow LakeBroken BowMountain Fork River 14,200 627 Army Corps of Engineersinformation
180 Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Canton LakeCantonNorth Canadian River7,910 974 Army Corps of Engineersinformation and photos
Cedar LakeHeavenerBig Cedar Creek86900 information and photos
[11]
Evan Chambers Lake80 Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Chickasha LakeCaddo County, OklahomaSpring Creek2086.81192City of Chickasha 
Chouteau ReservoirArkansas River2270 511.5 Corps of Engineers MKARNS L&D 17
Clayton LakeClaytonPeal Creek 66 665 information and photos
Claremore LakeClaremoreDog Creek 470610City of Claremore
Clear Creek LakeDuncanClear Creek6001148 
Rock Creek 116 513 Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Copan Lake4,850Army Corps of Engineersinformation
30 Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Dripping Springs LakeOkmulgee1150741 City of Okmulgee information and photos
[12]
Ellsworth LakeLawtonEast Cache Creek 5,000information
Elmer Lake601,119Oklahoma Wildlife Departmentinformation and photos
Carrizo Creek 159 Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Eucha LakeEucha, OklahomaSpavinaw Creek2,800778 City of Tulsa
Eufaula Lake102,000 585 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and videos
Fort Cobb ReservoirFort CobbCobb Creek 20001341information and photos
Fort Gibson Lake19,900 582Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and video
Fort Supply LakeFort SupplyWolf Creek 1,800 2,400 Army Corps of Engineersinformation
Foss ReservoirFoss5,9561,652 Bureau of Reclamationinformation and photos
Fort TowsonGates Creek 263400feet (approx.) [13] Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Newt Graham ReservoirInola, Tulsa Port of CatoosaArkansas River1490532Army Corps of Engineers
Grand Lake41,749 Grand River Dam Authorityinformation, photos and videos
Great Salt Plains Lake8,700 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and video
Greenleaf LakeBraggsGreenleaf Creek930699 information and photos
Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Fort Smith, Arkansas, Moffett, OklahomaArkansas River7,700392Army Corps of Engineers
Hefner LakeOklahoma City2,500information, photos and video
Heyburn LakePolecat Creek 890 784 Army Corps of Engineersinformation
Holdenville LakeHoldenvilleLittle River550787
Salina712 865 Grand River Dam Authority
Hudson Lake12,000 649
Hugo LakeKiamichi River 18,196 404.5 (normal)Army Corps of Engineersinformation and video
Hulah Lake3,570 733 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos, and video
Stephens County, OklahomaWildhorse Creek 882
65 Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Blue Beaver Creek57.5 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Kaw Lake17,000 1,010 Army Corps of Engineersinformation and photos
43,800 478 Grand River Dam Authorityinformation
Keystone LakeArkansas River 23,600 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and videos
Konawa ReservoirKonawaCanadian River (Jumper Creek)1,350924 Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company
Lone Chimney LakePawnee CountyCamp Creek550
Le Flore County, Sequoyah County1595 413
McGee Creek ReservoirAtokaMcGee Creek3810577  
McMurtry LakeStillwaterNorth Stillwater Creek155950City of Stillwater
Nanih Waiyah Lake131 594 Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Ardmore462City of Ardmore
Oklahoma LakeOkmulgee- - - -
Oologah LakeVerdigris River 29,500 638 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and video
Optima LakeBeaver River Army Corps of Engineersinformation
Overholser LakeOklahoma City, Bethany, and YukonNorth Canadian River1,5811,242City of Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust
Pine Creek LakeLittle River (Red River)3,750 Army Corps of Engineersinformation
Sahoma LakeRock Creek 277 716 City of Sapulpa2,543 acre feet, 9.15' mean depth, & 35.66' maximum depth. Hydrographic Survey, 2011, OWRB
Sardis Lake14,360 599 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and video
Schooler Lake35 Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Skiatook LakeHominy Creek 10,190 714 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and video
Spavinaw LakeSpavinawSpavinaw Creek1,636 679
SnyderOtter Creek6,4001,407
Stroud LakeStroudLincoln Creek621855
Tenkiller LakeIllinois River 12,900 632 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and videos
Texoma Lake93,000 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and videos
LawtonLittle Medicine Creek 334 1,383 information, photos and video
Thunderbird LakeNorman5,3491,039 The Bureau of Reclamation owns the dam, which is operated by the local Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District.[14]
Vanderwork LakeGoteboOklahoma Wildlife Department
Vincent LakeOklahoma Wildlife Department
Watonga Lake55 1375 Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Waurika LakeBeaver Creek 10,100 951 Army Corps of Engineersinformation and photos
Webbers Falls LakeWebbers Falls11,600 Army Corps of Engineers
Wister LakePoteau River 7,300 478 Army Corps of Engineersinformation and photos
Yahola LakeTulsa400City of Tulsa

Lakes and reservoirs (alphabetically)

See also

External links


Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/L/LA010.html . digital.library.okstate.edu . Mar 2, 2011.
  2. Web site: Search our extensive lake database . www.lakelubbers.com . 3 Mar 2011.
  3. OWRB Hydrographic Survey of Grand Lake http://www.owrb.ok.gov/studies/reports/reports_pdf/GrandLake--hydrologicsurvey.pdf
  4. OWRB Lakes of Oklahoma (2015) http://www.owrb.ok.gov/news/publications/lok/lakes/Overholser.php
  5. http://www.lakelubbers.com/lake-altuslugert-950/ "Lake Altus-Lugert, Oklahoma, USA."
  6. Web site: Map of (Oklahoma Wildlife) Department Lakes. https://web.archive.org/web/20101007191724/http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/mapof1.htm. dead. October 7, 2010.
  7. Web site: Arcadia Reservoir . 2010-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090809195219/http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/visitors/projects.cfm?Id=M575012 . 2009-08-09 . dead .
  8. Web site: Birch Lake . 2010-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041021140144/http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/visitors/projects.cfm?Id=M501540 . 2004-10-21 . dead .
  9. Web site: Lake Carl Blackwell | TravelOK.com - Oklahoma's Official Travel & Tourism Site. www.travelok.com.
  10. https://anglerhub.com/body-water/carl-blackwell-lake-oklahoma "Carl Blackwell Lake, Oklahoma." anglerhub. undated.
  11. http://www.shopoklahoma.com/cedarlake.htm "Cedar Lake."
  12. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/fishing-old/Dripping%20Springs%20Lake%20Management%20Plan%202013.pdf Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC). "Dripping Springs Lake 5-Year Management Plan." October 2013.
  13. https://www.topozone.com/oklahoma/choctaw-ok/reservoir/lake-raymond-gary-2/ "Lake Raymond Gary Topo Zone Map in Choctaw County OK." Topozone.
  14. http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name= Norman%20Project
  15. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/fishing/wheretofish/vincent

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