List of lakes of Oklahoma

The following is a list of lakes in Oklahoma located entirely (or partially, as in the case of Lake Texoma) in the state. Oklahoma has the largest number of lakes created by dams of any state in the United States, with more than 200.[1] 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.[2]

Lakes and reservoirs by size
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.
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.[3]

NameCapacity in acre feet (normal pool)surface acres (normal pool)average depthwater clarity
Lake Texoma2,643,00088,000 acres (35,612 ha)30 feet (9.1 m)average to excellent
Eufaula Lake2,314,000105,50022poor to excellent
Grand Lake o' the Cherokees1,515,416[4]41,779[4]36.3[4]average to excellent
Broken Bow Lake918,07014,20065excellent
Tenkiller Ferry Lake654,10012,90051excellent
Keystone Lake557,60023,61023average
Oologah Lake553,40029,64019average
Robert S. Kerr Reservoir525,70043,80012poor
Foss Reservoir437,0008,800average
Kaw Lake428,60017,04025poor to average
Fort Gibson Lake355,20014,90024good
Skiatook Lake322,70010,19032good
Sardis Lake274,33013,61020average
Waurika Lake203,10010,10020average
Markham Ferry Reservoir (Lake Hudson)200,30010,90018average
Webbers Falls Lake170,10011,60015average
Hugo Lake157,60013,25012poor
Lake Murray153,2505,72827excellent
Sooner Lake149,0005,40028excellent
Lake Altus-Lugert132,8306,26021fair
Atoka Lake125,0005,70022poor
Lake Thunderbird119,6006,07020average
McGee Creek Reservoir113,9303,81030excellent
Canton Lake111,3107,91014average
Tom Steed Reservoir109,2766,400--
Lake Ellsworth92,5005,60017fair to poor
Lake Stanley Draper87,2962,90030good
Fort Cobb Reservoir80,0104,10020average
Lake Eucha79,6002,86028excellent
Lake Hefner75,0002,50030good
Lake of the Arbuckles72,4002,35031excellent
Wister Lake61,4237,3009average
Carl Blackwell Lake61,5003,37018average
Lake Lawtonka56,5742,39824good
Pine Creek Lake53,7503,75014good
Lake W. R. Holway, formerly Chimney Rock Lake48,00071267excellent
Copan Lake43,4004,8509average
Lake Spavinaw38,0001,58424excellent
Great Salt Plains Lake31,2408,6904poor
Hulah Lake31,1603,5709poor
Arcadia Lake27,5201,82015average
Chouteau Reservoir23,8402,270
Konawa Reservoir23,0001,35017excellent
Shawnee Twin Lake, No. l22,6001,33617good
Fuqua Lake21,1001,50014average
Lake McMurtry19,7331,15517average
Birch Lake19,2001,13717good
Bluestem Lake17,00076222average
Dripping Springs Lake16,2001,15014excellent
Bellcow Lake15,6131,15314average
Lake Overholser13,526[5]1,581[5]16.9 max[5]fair to poor
Greenleaf Lake14,72092016good
Lake Ponca14,44080518good
Okmulgee Lake14,17066821good
Wes Watkins Reservoir14,0651,14212good
Fort Supply Lake13,9001,8208fair to poor
Lake McAlester13,3981,5219average
Lake R. C. Longmire13,16291814good
Okemah Lake13,10076117average
Elmer Thomas Lake12,00033436excellent
Lake Humphreys11,90084014good
Chickasha Lake11,480 (est)82014good
Holdenville Lake11,00055020average to good
Lake Yahola4,000,000,000 US gallons (12,000 acre⋅ft)439 excellent

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

Public Reservoirs in Oklahoma
Reservoir Nearby Town River Basin Surface Acres Elevation MSL, ft. Maintained By Comments
Lake Altus-LugertAltusNorth Fork of the Red River6,2601,547[6]Bureau of Reclamationinformation and photos
American Horse LakeGeary100Oklahoma Wildlife Department[7]information
Lake of the ArbucklesSulphurRock Creek3,127881.5National Park Serviceinformation
Arcadia LakeArcadia;EdmondDeep Fork1,820974Army Corps of Engineers[8]information
Atoka LakeAtokaNorth Boggy Creek5,700617Oklahoma Cityinformation
Bell Cow LakeChandler, OklahomaBell Cow Creek1,153892City of Chandler
Birch LakeBarnsdallBirch Creek1,137695Army Corps of Engineers[9]
Bixhoma LakeBixby 110899City of Bixby
Bluestem LakePawhuskaMiddle Bird Creek720876
Boomer LakeStillwaterStillwater Creek251896
Broken Bow LakeBroken BowMountain Fork River14,200627Army Corps of Engineersinformation
Lake BurtschiChickasha180Oklahoma Wildlife Department[7]
Canton LakeCantonNorth Canadian River7,910974Army Corps of Engineersinformation and photos
Carl Blackwell LakeStillwaterStillwater Creek3,350977Oklahoma State University[10]

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Cedar LakeHeavenerBig Cedar Creek86900U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serviceinformation and photos;[12]
Chickasha LakeCaddo County, OklahomaSpring Creek2086.81192City of Chickasha 
Chouteau ReservoirChouteauArkansas River2270511.5Corps of Engineers MKARNS L&D 17
Clayton LakeClaytonPeal Creek66665information and photos
Claremore LakeClaremoreDog Creek470610City of Claremore
Clear Creek LakeDuncanClear Creek6001148 
Copan LakeCopanCaney River4,850Army Corps of Engineersinformation
Lake DahlgrenNoble30Oklahoma Wildlife Department[7]
Dripping Springs LakeOkmulgee1150[13]741[13]City of Okmulgeeinformation and photos
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Carl G. Etling LakeBoise CityCarrizo Creek159Oklahoma Wildlife Department[7]
Eucha LakeEucha, OklahomaSpavinaw Creek2,800778City of Tulsa
Eufaula LakeEufaulaCanadian River102,000585Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and videos
Evan Chambers Lake80Oklahoma Wildlife Department[7]
Fort Cobb ReservoirFort CobbCobb Creek20001341information and photos
Fort Gibson LakeFort GibsonGrand River19,900582Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and video
Fort Supply LakeFort SupplyWolf Creek1,8002,400Army Corps of Engineersinformation
Foss ReservoirFossWashita River5,9561,652Bureau of Reclamationinformation and photos
Newt Graham ReservoirInola, Tulsa Port of CatoosaArkansas River1490532Army Corps of Engineers
Grand LakeGrove, Afton, LangleyGrand River41,749[4]Grand River Dam Authorityinformation, photos and videos
Great Salt Plains LakeJet, CherokeeSalt Fork Arkansas River8,700Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and video
Greenleaf LakeBraggsGreenleaf Creek930699information and photos
John Paul HammerschmidtFort Smith, Arkansas, Moffett, OklahomaArkansas River7,700392Army Corps of Engineers
Heyburn LakeKellyvillePolecat Creek890784Army Corps of Engineersinformation
Holdenville LakeHoldenvilleLittle River550787
Hugo LakeHugoKiamichi River18,196404.5 (normal)Army Corps of Engineersinformation and video
Hulah LakeCopanCaney River3,570733Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos, and video
Lake HumphreysStephens County, OklahomaWildhorse Creek882City of Duncan, Oklahoma
Konawa ReservoirKonawaCanadian River (Jumper Creek)1,350924Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company
Lake Jap Beaver65Oklahoma Wildlife Department[7]
Lake Jed JohnsonLawtonBlue Beaver Creek57.5U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Kaw LakePonca CityArkansas River17,0001,010Army Corps of Engineersinformation and photos
Keystone LakeSand SpringsArkansas River23,600Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and videos
Ellsworth LakeLawtonEast Cache Creek5,000information
Elmer LakeKingfisher601,119Oklahoma Wildlife Department[7]information and photos
Hefner LakeOklahoma City2,500information, photos and video
Hudson LakeLocust GroveGrand River12,000649Grand River Dam Authority
Lone Chimney LakePawnee CountyCamp Creek550
W. D. Mayo ReservoirLe Flore County, Sequoyah CountyArkansas River1595413Army Corps of Engineers
McGee Creek ReservoirAtokaMcGee Creek3810577 
McMurtry LakeStillwaterNorth Stillwater Creek155950City of Stillwater
Nanih Waiyah LakeTuskahoma131594Oklahoma Wildlife Department[7]
Jean Neustadt LakeArdmore462City of Ardmore
Oklahoma LakeOkmulgee----
Oologah LakeOologah, Nowata, ClaremoreVerdigris River29,500638Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and video
Optima LakeHardestyBeaver RiverArmy Corps of Engineersinformation
Overholser LakeOklahoma City, Bethany, and YukonNorth Canadian River1,581[5]1,242City of Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust
Ozzie Cobb LakeRattanRock Creek116513Oklahoma Wildlife Department[7]
Pine Creek LakeFort TowsonLittle River (Red River)3,750Army Corps of Engineersinformation
Raymond Gary LakeFort TowsonGates Creek263400 feet (120 m) (approx.) [14]Oklahoma Wildlife Department[7]
Robert S. Kerr ReservoirSallisawArkansas River43,800478Grand River Dam Authorityinformation
Sahoma LakeSapulpaRock Creek277716City of Sapulpa2,543 acre feet, 9.15' mean depth, & 35.66' maximum depth. Hydrographic Survey, 2011, OWRB
Sardis LakeClaytonJackfork River14,360599Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and video
Schooler Lake35Oklahoma Wildlife Department[7]
Skiatook LakeSkiatookHominy Creek10,190714Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and video
Spavinaw LakeSpavinawSpavinaw Creek1,636679
Tom Steed ReservoirSnyderOtter Creek6,4001,407
Stroud LakeStroudLincoln Creek621855
Tenkiller LakeCookson, Vian, Gore, Park Hill, TahlequahIllinois River12,900632Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and videos
Texoma LakeKingstonRed River93,000Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and videos
Elmer Thomas LakeLawtonLittle Medicine Creek3341,383information, photos and video
Thunderbird LakeNormanLittle River (Canadian River)5,3491,039The Bureau of Reclamation owns the dam, which is operated by the local Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District.[15]
Vanderwork LakeGoteboOklahoma Wildlife Department[7]
Vincent LakeArnettOklahoma Wildlife Department[7]
Watonga LakeWatonga551375Oklahoma Wildlife Department[7]
Waurika LakeWaurikaBeaver Creek10,100951Army Corps of Engineersinformation and photos
Webbers Falls LakeWebbers FallsArkansas River11,600Army Corps of Engineers
Wister LakeWisterPoteau River7,300478Army Corps of Engineersinformation and photos
W. R. Holway LakeSalinaGrand River712865Grand River Dam Authority
Yahola LakeTulsa400City of Tulsa

Lakes and reservoirs (alphabetically)
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Tenkiller Ferry Lake and dam.
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
Mt. Scott in the Wichita Mountains looms over Lake Lawtonka.

See also

Notes
  1. Formerly known as Brushy Creek Reservoir

References
  1. "About Oklahoma". TravelOK.com. 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
  2. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/L/LA010.html, accessed Mar 2, 2011
  3. http://www.lakelubbers.com/search/?LONM=&suid=1&LANM=&USERLOGIN=&KWRD=&LOID=&USERNAME=&COMPLETENESS=%2D1&SORTORDER=0&page=4, accessed 3 Mar 2011
  4. OWRB Hydrographic Survey of Grand Lake http://www.owrb.ok.gov/studies/reports/reports_pdf/GrandLake--hydrologicsurvey.pdf
  5. OWRB Lakes of Oklahoma (2015) http://www.owrb.ok.gov/news/publications/lok/lakes/Overholser.php
  6. "Lake Altus-Lugert, Oklahoma, USA." Accessed June 28, 2017.
  7. "Map of (Oklahoma Wildlife) Department Lakes". Archived from the original on October 7, 2010.
  8. "Arcadia Reservoir". Archived from the original on 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
  9. "Birch Lake". Archived from the original on 2004-10-21. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  10. "Lake Carl Blackwell | TravelOK.com - Oklahoma's Official Travel & Tourism Site". www.travelok.com.
  11. "Carl Blackwell Lake, Oklahoma." anglerhub. undated. Accessed May 27, 2018.
  12. "Cedar Lake." Accessed August 9, 2015.
  13. Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC). "Dripping Springs Lake 5-Year Management Plan." October 2013. Accessed February 2, 2019.
  14. "Lake Raymond Gary Topo Zone Map in Choctaw County OK." Topozone. Accessed May 28, 2018
  15. http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name= Norman%20Project
  16. - Retrieved 2019-09-23


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