List of lakes of Oklahoma

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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.

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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

Broken Bow is one of Oklahoma's deepest and most scenic lakes. Broken-bow-spillway.jpg
Broken Bow is one of Oklahoma's deepest and most scenic lakes.
Great Salt Plains Lake is the centerpiece of a wildlife refuge that is a critical way-station for migratory birds. Salt plains NWR.jpg
Great Salt Plains Lake is the centerpiece of a wildlife refuge that is a critical way-station for migratory birds.
Aerial view of Fort Gibson Lake and Sequoyah State Park. Many large Oklahoma lakes have state parks and lodges. Shorelines of most lakes are publicly owned and accessible to everyone. Fort Gibson Lake Oklahoma.jpg
Aerial view of Fort Gibson Lake and Sequoyah State Park. Many large Oklahoma lakes have state parks and lodges. Shorelines of most lakes are publicly owned and accessible to everyone.

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

NameCapacity in acre feet (normal pool)surface acres (normal pool)average depthwater clarity
Lake Texoma 2,643,00088,000 acres (35,612 ha)30 feet (9.1 m)average to excellent
Eufaula Lake 2,314,000105,50022poor to excellent
Grand Lake o' the Cherokees 1,515,416 [3] 41,779 [3] 36.3 [3] average to excellent
Broken Bow Lake 918,07014,20065excellent
Tenkiller Ferry Lake 654,10012,90051excellent
Keystone Lake 557,60023,61023average
Oologah Lake 553,40029,64019average
Robert S. Kerr Reservoir 525,70043,80012poor
Kaw Lake 428,60017,04025poor to average
Fort Gibson Lake 355,20014,90024good
Skiatook Lake 322,70010,19032good
Sardis Lake 274,33013,61020average
Waurika Lake 203,10010,10020average
Markham Ferry Reservoir (Lake Hudson) 200,30010,90018average
Webbers Falls Lake 170,10011,60015average
Foss Reservoir 160,1458,80018average
Hugo Lake 157,60013,25012poor
Lake Murray 153,2505,72827excellent
Sooner Lake 149,0005,40028excellent
Lake Altus-Lugert 132,8306,26021fair
Atoka Lake 125,0005,70022poor
Lake Thunderbird 119,6006,07020average
McGee Creek Reservoir 113,9303,81030excellent
Canton Lake 111,3107,91014average
Tom Steed Reservoir 109,2766,400--
Lake Ellsworth 92,5005,60017fair to poor
Lake Stanley Draper 87,2962,90030good
Fort Cobb Reservoir 80,0104,10020average
Lake Eucha 79,6002,86028excellent
Lake Hefner 75,0002,50030good
Lake of the Arbuckles 72,4002,35031excellent
Wister Lake 61,4237,3009average
Carl Blackwell Lake 61,5003,37018average
Lake Lawtonka 56,5742,39824good
Pine Creek Lake 53,7503,75014good
Lake W. R. Holway , formerly Chimney Rock Lake48,00071267excellent
Copan Lake 43,4004,8509average
Lake Spavinaw 38,0001,58424excellent
Great Salt Plains Lake 31,2408,6904poor
Hulah Lake 31,1603,5709poor
Arcadia Lake 27,5201,82015average
Chouteau Reservoir 23,8402,270
Konawa Reservoir 23,0001,35017excellent
Shawnee Twin Lake, No. l 22,6001,33617good
Fuqua Lake 21,1001,50014average
Lake McMurtry 19,7331,15517average
Birch Lake 19,2001,13717good
Bluestem Lake 17,00076222average
Dripping Springs Lake 16,2001,15014excellent
Bellcow Lake 15,6131,15314average
Lake Overholser 13,526 [4] 1,581 [4] 16.9 max [4] fair to poor
Greenleaf Lake 14,72092016good
Lake Ponca 14,44080518good
Okmulgee Lake 14,17066821good
Wes Watkins Reservoir 14,0651,14212good
Fort Supply Lake 13,9001,8208fair to poor
Lake McAlester 13,3981,5219average
Lake R. C. Longmire 13,16291814good
Okemah Lake 13,10076117average
Elmer Thomas Lake 12,00033436excellent
Lake Humphreys 11,90084014good
Chickasha Lake 11,480 (est)82014good
Holdenville Lake 11,00055020average to good

Source: Oklahoma Water Atlas . and , accessed Mar 1, 2011. Some inconsistencies exist between the two sources.

Lakes geography and administration

Public reservoirs in Oklahoma
ReservoirNearby townRiver basinSurface acresElevation MSL, ft. Maintained byComments
Lake Altus-Lugert Altus North Fork of the Red River6,2601,547 [5] Bureau of Reclamation information and photos
American Horse Lake Geary 100 Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6] information
Lake of the Arbuckles Sulphur Rock Creek3,127881.5 National Park Service information
Arcadia Lake Arcadia, Edmond Deep Fork 1,820974 Army Corps of Engineers [7] information
Atoka Lake Atoka North Boggy Creek5,700617Oklahoma City information
Bell Cow Lake Chandler, Oklahoma Bell Cow Creek1,153892City of Chandler
Birch Lake Barnsdall Birch Creek1,137695 Army Corps of Engineers [8]
Bixhoma Lake Bixby  110899City of Bixby
Carl Blackwell Lake Stillwater Stillwater Creek3,350977 Oklahoma State University [9]

[10]

Bluestem Lake Pawhuska Middle Bird Creek720876
Boomer Lake Stillwater Stillwater Creek251896
Broken Bow Lake Broken Bow Mountain Fork River14,200627 Army Corps of Engineers information
Lake Burtschi Chickasha 180 Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6]
Canton Lake Canton North Canadian River 7,910974 Army Corps of Engineers information and photos
Cedar Lake Heavener Big Cedar Creek86900 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service information and photos; [11]
Evan Chambers Lake 80 Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6]
Chickasha Lake Caddo County, Oklahoma Spring Creek2086.81192City of Chickasha 
Chouteau Reservoir Chouteau Arkansas River2270511.5Corps of Engineers MKARNS L&D 17
Clayton Lake Clayton Peal Creek66665 information and photos
Claremore Lake Claremore Dog Creek470610City of Claremore
Clear Creek Lake Duncan Clear Creek6001148 
Ozzie Cobb Lake Rattan Rock Creek116513 Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6]
Copan Lake Copan Caney River 4,850 Army Corps of Engineers information
Lake Dahlgren Noble 30 Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6]
Dripping Springs Lake Okmulgee 1150 [12] 741 [12] City of Okmulgee information and photos
[12]
Ellsworth Lake Lawton East Cache Creek5,000 information
Elmer Lake Kingfisher 601,119 Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6] information and photos
Carl G. Etling Lake Boise City Carrizo Creek159 Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6]
Eucha Lake Eucha, Oklahoma Spavinaw Creek 2,800778City of Tulsa
Eufaula Lake Eufaula Canadian River 102,000585 Army Corps of Engineers information, photos and videos
Fort Cobb Reservoir Fort Cobb Cobb Creek20001341 information and photos
Fort Gibson Lake Fort Gibson Grand River 19,900582 Army Corps of Engineers information, photos and video
Fort Supply Lake Fort Supply Wolf Creek1,8002,400 Army Corps of Engineers information
Foss Reservoir Foss Washita River 5,9561,652Bureau of Reclamation information and photos
Raymond Gary Lake Fort Towson Gates Creek263400 feet (120 m) (approx.) [13] Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6]
Newt Graham Reservoir Inola, Tulsa Port of Catoosa Arkansas River 1490532 Army Corps of Engineers
Grand Lake Grove, Afton, Langley Grand River 41,749 [3] Grand River Dam Authority information, photos and videos
Great Salt Plains Lake Jet, Cherokee Salt Fork Arkansas River 8,700 Army Corps of Engineers information, photos and video
Greenleaf Lake Braggs Greenleaf Creek930699 information and photos
Lake Hall Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6]
John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake Fort Smith, Arkansas, Moffett, Oklahoma Arkansas River 7,700392 Army Corps of Engineers
Hefner Lake Oklahoma City 2,500 information, photos and video
Heyburn Lake Kellyville Polecat Creek890784 Army Corps of Engineers information
Holdenville Lake Holdenville Little River550787
W. R. Holway Lake Salina Grand River 712865 Grand River Dam Authority
Hudson Lake Locust Grove Grand River 12,000649 Grand River Dam Authority
Hugo Lake Hugo Kiamichi River18,196404.5 (normal) Army Corps of Engineers information and video
Hulah Lake Copan Caney River 3,570733 Army Corps of Engineers information, photos, and video
Lake Humphreys Stephens County, Oklahoma Wildhorse Creek882City of Duncan, Oklahoma
Lake Jap Beaver 65 Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6]
Lake Jed Johnson Lawton Blue Beaver Creek57.5U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Kaw Lake Ponca City Arkansas River 17,0001,010 Army Corps of Engineers information and photos
Robert S. Kerr Reservoir Sallisaw Arkansas River 43,800478 Grand River Dam Authority information
Keystone Lake Sand Springs Arkansas River23,600 Army Corps of Engineers information, photos and videos
Konawa Reservoir Konawa Canadian River (Jumper Creek)1,350924 Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company
Lone Chimney Lake Pawnee County Camp Creek550
W. D. Mayo Reservoir Le Flore County, Sequoyah County Arkansas River 1595413 Army Corps of Engineers
McGee Creek Reservoir Atoka McGee Creek3810577 
McMurtry Lake Stillwater North Stillwater Creek155950City of Stillwater
Nanih Waiyah Lake Tuskahoma 131594 Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6]
Jean Neustadt Lake Ardmore 462City of Ardmore
Oklahoma Lake Okmulgee ----
Oologah Lake Oologah, Nowata, Claremore Verdigris River29,500638 Army Corps of Engineers information, photos and video
Optima Lake Hardesty Beaver River Army Corps of Engineers information
Overholser Lake Oklahoma City, Bethany, and Yukon North Canadian River 1,581 [4] 1,242City of Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust
Pine Creek Lake Fort Towson Little River (Red River) 3,750 Army Corps of Engineers information
Sahoma Lake Sapulpa Rock Creek277716City of Sapulpa2,543 acre feet, 9.15' mean depth, & 35.66' maximum depth. Hydrographic Survey, 2011, OWRB
Sardis Lake Clayton Jackfork River 14,360599 Army Corps of Engineers information, photos and video
Schooler Lake 35 Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6]
Skiatook Lake Skiatook Hominy Creek10,190714 Army Corps of Engineers information, photos and video
Spavinaw Lake Spavinaw Spavinaw Creek1,636679
Tom Steed Reservoir Snyder Otter Creek6,4001,407
Stroud Lake Stroud Lincoln Creek621855
Tenkiller Lake Cookson, Vian, Gore, Park Hill, Tahlequah Illinois River12,900632 Army Corps of Engineers information, photos and videos
Texoma Lake Kingston Red River 93,000 Army Corps of Engineers information, photos and videos
Elmer Thomas Lake Lawton Little Medicine Creek3341,383 information, photos and video
Thunderbird Lake Norman Little River (Canadian River) 5,3491,039The Bureau of Reclamation owns the dam, which is operated by the local Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District. [14]
Vanderwork Lake Gotebo Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6]
Vincent Lake Arnett Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6]
Watonga Lake Watonga 551375 Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6]
Waurika Lake Waurika Beaver Creek10,100951 Army Corps of Engineers information and photos
Webbers Falls Lake Webbers Falls Arkansas River 11,600 Army Corps of Engineers
Wister Lake Wister Poteau River7,300478 Army Corps of Engineers information and photos
Yahola Lake Tulsa 400City of Tulsa

Lakes and reservoirs (alphabetically)

Tenkiller Ferry Lake and dam. USACE Tenkiller Lake and Dam.jpg
Tenkiller Ferry Lake and dam.
Lake Altus-Lugert is located in the rugged Quartz Mountain region of Oklahoma. Altuslake-2.jpg
Lake Altus-Lugert is located in the rugged Quartz Mountain region of Oklahoma.
A satellite photo of Keystone Lake illustrates the sinuous nature of most large Oklahoma man-made lakes Keystone Lake aerial map.jpg
A satellite photo of Keystone Lake illustrates the sinuous nature of most large Oklahoma man-made lakes
Mt. Scott in the Wichita Mountains looms over Lake Lawtonka. Lake Lawtonka and Mount Scott and Migrating Geese.jpg
Mt. Scott in the Wichita Mountains looms over Lake Lawtonka.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly known as Brushy Creek Reservoir

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References

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  2. ↑ "Search our extensive lake database". www.lakelubbers.com. Retrieved 3 Mar 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 OWRB Hydrographic Survey of Grand Lake http://www.owrb.ok.gov/studies/reports/reports_pdf/GrandLake--hydrologicsurvey.pdf
  4. 1 2 3 4 OWRB Lakes of Oklahoma (2015) http://www.owrb.ok.gov/news/publications/lok/lakes/Overholser.php
  5. ↑ "Lake Altus-Lugert, Oklahoma, USA." Accessed June 28, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Map of (Oklahoma Wildlife) Department Lakes". Archived from the original on October 7, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Arcadia Reservoir". Archived from the original on 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
  8. ↑ "Birch Lake". Archived from the original on 2004-10-21. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  9. ↑ "Lake Carl Blackwell | TravelOK.com - Oklahoma's Official Travel & Tourism Site". www.travelok.com.
  10. ↑ "Carl Blackwell Lake, Oklahoma." anglerhub. undated. Accessed May 27, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Cedar Lake." Accessed August 9, 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC). "Dripping Springs Lake 5-Year Management Plan." October 2013. Accessed February 2, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Lake Raymond Gary Topo Zone Map in Choctaw County OK." Topozone. Accessed May 28, 2018
  14. ↑ http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name= Norman%20Project
  15. ↑ - Retrieved 2019-09-23


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