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.
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.
Name Capacity in acre feet (normal pool) surface acres (normal pool) average depth water clarity 2,643,000 average to excellent Eufaula Lake 2,314,000 105,500 22 poor to excellent Grand Lake o' the Cherokees 1,515,416OWRB Hydrographic Survey of Grand Lake http://www.owrb.ok.gov/studies/reports/reports_pdf/GrandLake--hydrologicsurvey.pdf 41,779 36.3 average to excellent Broken Bow Lake 918,070 14,200 65 excellent Tenkiller Ferry Lake 654,100 12,900 51 excellent Keystone Lake 557,600 23,610 23 average Oologah Lake 553,400 29,640 19 average 525,700 43,800 12 poor Kaw Lake 428,600 17,040 25 poor to average Fort Gibson Lake 355,200 14,900 24 good Skiatook Lake 322,700 10,190 32 good Sardis Lake 274,330 13,610 20 average Waurika Lake 203,100 10,100 20 average Markham Ferry Reservoir (Lake Hudson) 200,300 10,900 18 average Webbers Falls Lake 170,100 11,600 15 average Foss Reservoir 160,145 8,800 18 average Hugo Lake 157,600 13,250 12 poor 153,250 5,728 27 excellent Sooner Lake 149,000 5,400 28 excellent 132,830 6,260 21 fair Atoka Lake 125,000 5,700 22 poor 119,600 6,070 20 average McGee Creek Reservoir 113,930 3,810 30 excellent Canton Lake 111,310 7,910 14 average 109,276 6,400 - - 92,500 5,600 17 fair to poor 87,296 2,900 30 good Fort Cobb Reservoir 80,010 4,100 20 average 79,600 2,860 28 excellent 75,000 2,500 30 good 72,400 2,350 31 excellent Wister Lake 61,423 7,300 9 average 61,500 3,370 18 average 56,574 2,398 24 good Pine Creek Lake 53,750 3,750 14 good , formerly Chimney Rock Lake 48,000 712 67 excellent Copan Lake 43,400 4,850 9 average 38,000 1,584 24 excellent Great Salt Plains Lake 31,240 8,690 4 poor Hulah Lake 31,160 3,570 9 poor Arcadia Lake 27,520 1,820 15 average Chouteau Reservoir 23,840 2,270 Konawa Reservoir 23,000 1,350 17 excellent Shawnee Twin Lake, No. l 22,600 1,336 17 good Fuqua Lake 21,100 1,500 14 average 19,733 1,155 17 average Birch Lake 19,200 1,137 17 good Bluestem Lake 17,000 762 22 average Dripping Springs Lake 16,200 1,150 14 excellent Bellcow Lake 15,613 1,153 14 average 13,526OWRB Lakes of Oklahoma (2015) http://www.owrb.ok.gov/news/publications/lok/lakes/Overholser.php 1,581 16.9 max fair to poor Greenleaf Lake 14,720 920 16 good 14,440 805 18 good Okmulgee Lake 14,170 668 21 good 14,065 1,142 12 good Fort Supply Lake 13,900 1,820 8 fair to poor 13,398 1,521 9 average 13,162 918 14 good Okemah Lake 13,100 761 17 average 12,000 334 36 excellent 11,900 840 14 good Chickasha Lake 11,480 (est) 820 14 good Holdenville Lake 11,000 550 20 average 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 OklahomaReservoir Nearby town River basin Surface acres Elevation MSL, ft. Maintained by CommentsAltusNorth Fork of the Red River6,260 1,547"Lake Altus-Lugert, Oklahoma, USA." Accessed June 28, 2017. Bureau of Reclamationinformation and photosAmerican Horse LakeGeary 100 Oklahoma Wildlife Department informationSulphurRock Creek 3,127 881.5 National Park ServiceinformationArcadia LakeArcadia, Edmond Deep Fork1,820974 Army Corps of Engineers informationAtoka LakeAtokaNorth Boggy Creek 5,700617Oklahoma CityinformationBell Cow LakeChandler, OklahomaBell Cow Creek 1,153892 City of Chandler Birch LakeBarnsdallBirch Creek 1,137 695 Army Corps of EngineersBixhoma LakeBixby 110899City of BixbyStillwaterStillwater Creek 3,350 977 Oklahoma State University"Carl Blackwell Lake, Oklahoma." anglerhub. undated. Accessed May 27, 2018.Bluestem LakePawhuska Middle Bird Creek 720 876 Boomer LakeStillwaterStillwater Creek 251 896 Broken Bow LakeBroken BowMountain Fork River 14,200 627 Army Corps of EngineersinformationChickasha 180 Oklahoma Wildlife DepartmentCanton LakeCantonNorth Canadian River7,910 974 Army Corps of Engineersinformation and photosCedar LakeHeavenerBig Cedar Creek86900 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service information and photos; Accessed August 9, 2015.Evan Chambers Lake 80 Oklahoma Wildlife DepartmentChickasha LakeCaddo County, OklahomaSpring Creek2086.81192City of Chickasha Chouteau Reservoir Chouteau Arkansas River2270 511.5 Corps of Engineers MKARNS L&D 17Clayton Lake ClaytonPeal Creek 66 665 information and photosClaremore LakeClaremoreDog Creek 470610City of Claremore Clear Creek LakeDuncanClear Creek6001148 Rattan Rock Creek 116 513 Oklahoma Wildlife DepartmentCopan LakeCopan Caney River 4,850 Army Corps of EngineersinformationNoble 30 Oklahoma Wildlife DepartmentDripping Springs LakeOkmulgee 1150741 City of Okmulgee information and photosOklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC). "Dripping Springs Lake 5-Year Management Plan." October 2013. Accessed February 2, 2019.Ellsworth LakeLawtonEast Cache Creek 5,000 informationElmer LakeKingfisher 60 1,119 Oklahoma Wildlife Departmentinformation and photos Boise City Carrizo Creek 159 Oklahoma Wildlife DepartmentEucha LakeEucha, OklahomaSpavinaw Creek2,800778 City of TulsaEufaula LakeEufaula Canadian River 102,000 585 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and videosFort Cobb ReservoirFort CobbCobb Creek 20001341 information and photosFort Gibson LakeFort Gibson Grand River 19,900 582 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and videoFort Supply LakeFort SupplyWolf Creek 1,800 2,400 Army Corps of EngineersinformationFoss ReservoirFossWashita River 5,9561,652 Bureau of Reclamationinformation and photosFort TowsonGates Creek 263 (approx.) "Lake Raymond Gary Topo Zone Map in Choctaw County OK." Topozone. Accessed May 28, 2018 Oklahoma Wildlife DepartmentNewt Graham ReservoirInola, Tulsa Port of CatoosaArkansas River1490532Army Corps of Engineers Grand LakeGrove, Afton, Langley Grand River 41,749 Grand River Dam Authorityinformation, photos and videosGreat Salt Plains LakeJet, Cherokee Salt Fork Arkansas River 8,700 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and videoGreenleaf LakeBraggsGreenleaf Creek930699 information and photos Oklahoma Wildlife DepartmentFort Smith, Arkansas, Moffett, OklahomaArkansas River7,700392Army Corps of EngineersHefner LakeOklahoma City 2,500 information, photos and videoHeyburn LakeKellyville Polecat Creek890 784 Army Corps of EngineersinformationHoldenville LakeHoldenville Little River 550787 SalinaGrand River 712 865 Grand River Dam Authority Hudson LakeLocust Grove Grand River 12,000 649 Grand River Dam Authority Hugo LakeHugo Kiamichi River 18,196 404.5 (normal) Army Corps of Engineersinformation and videoHulah LakeCopan Caney River 3,570 733 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos, and videoStephens County, OklahomaWildhorse Creek 882 City of Duncan, Oklahoma 65 Oklahoma Wildlife DepartmentLawton Blue Beaver Creek57.5 U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceKaw LakePonca City Arkansas River 17,000 1,010 Army Corps of Engineersinformation and photosSallisaw Arkansas River 43,800 478 Grand River Dam AuthorityinformationKeystone LakeSand Springs Arkansas River 23,600 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and videosKonawa ReservoirKonawaCanadian River (Jumper Creek) 1,350924 Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company Lone Chimney LakePawnee CountyCamp Creek550 Le Flore County, Sequoyah CountyArkansas River 1595 413 Army Corps of Engineers McGee Creek ReservoirAtokaMcGee Creek 3810 577 McMurtry LakeStillwaterNorth Stillwater Creek 155950 City of StillwaterNanih Waiya LakeTuskahoma 131 594 Oklahoma Wildlife DepartmentArdmore 462 City of ArdmoreOklahoma LakeOkmulgee- - - - Oologah LakeOologah, Nowata, Claremore Verdigris River 29,500 638 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and videoOptima LakeHardesty Beaver River Army Corps of EngineersinformationOverholser LakeOklahoma City, Bethany, and YukonNorth Canadian River1,5811,242City of Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust Pine Creek LakeFort Towson Little River (Red River)3,750 Army Corps of EngineersinformationSahoma LakeSapulpa Rock Creek 277 716 City of Sapulpa2,543 acre feet, 9.15' mean depth, & 35.66' maximum depth. Hydrographic Survey, 2011, OWRBSardis LakeClayton Jackfork River 14,360 599 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and videoSchooler Lake 35 Oklahoma Wildlife DepartmentSkiatook LakeSkiatook Hominy Creek 10,190 714 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and videoSpavinaw LakeSpavinawSpavinaw Creek1,636 679 Snyder Otter Creek 6,400 1,407 Stroud LakeStroudLincoln Creek621855 Tenkiller LakeCookson, Vian, Gore, Park Hill, Tahlequah Illinois River 12,900 632 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and videosTexoma LakeKingston Red River 93,000 Army Corps of Engineersinformation, photos and videosLawtonLittle Medicine Creek 334 1,383 information, photos and videoThunderbird Lake NormanLittle River (Canadian River) 5,3491,039 The Bureau of Reclamation owns the dam, which is operated by the local Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District.http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name= Norman%20ProjectVanderwork LakeGotebo Oklahoma Wildlife DepartmentVincent LakeArnett Oklahoma Wildlife DepartmentWatonga LakeWatonga 55 1375 Oklahoma Wildlife DepartmentWaurika LakeWaurika Beaver Creek 10,100 951 Army Corps of Engineersinformation and photosWebbers Falls LakeWebbers Falls Arkansas River 11,600 Army Corps of EngineersWister LakeWister Poteau River 7,300 478 Army Corps of Engineersinformation and photosYahola LakeTulsa 400 City of Tulsa
Lakes and reservoirs (alphabetically)
Altus City Reservoir Lake Altus-Lugert American Horse Lake Lake of the Arbuckles Arcadia Lake Ardmore City Lake Atoka Lake Bellcow Lake Birch Lake Lake Bixhoma Bluestem Lake Boomer Lake Broken Bow Lake Brushy Lake (Sallisaw, Oklahoma)
Lake Burtschi Canton Lake Carl Albert Lake Lake Carl Blackwell Lake Carl Etling Lake Carlton Carter Lake Cedar Lake Chandler Lake Lake Checotah Chickasha Lake Chouteau Lock & Dam (MKARNS L&D #15) Claremore Lake Clayton Lake Clear Creek Lake Cleveland City Lake Clinton Lake Coalgate City Lake Comanche Lake Copan Lake Cordell Reservoir Crowder Lake Cushing Municipal Lake Lake Dahlgren Dead Warrior Lake Dripping Springs Lake Lake Durant Lake Ellsworth Lake Elmer Lake El Reno Lake Eucha Evans Chambers Lake Foss Reservoir Fort Cobb Reservoir Fort Supply Lake Lake Frederick Fuqua Lake Newt Graham Reservoir (MKARNS L&D 18) Greenleaf Lake Grand Lake O' the Cherokees Great Salt Plains Lake
Guthrie Lake John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake Heyburn Lake Hobart Lake (a.k.a. Rocky Lake) Holdenville Lake Lake Hudson (formerly named Markham Ferry Reservoir) Hulah Lake Lake Humphreys Hugo Lake Lake Jean Neustadt Lake Jed Johnson Keystone Lake Konawa Reservoir Lake Lawtonka Leeper Lake Liberty Lake Lloyd Church Lake Lake Lloyd Vincent- Retrieved 2019-09-23 Lone Chimney Lake W. D. Mayo Reservoir (MKARNS L&D #14) Lake McAlester|McAlester Lake Lake McMurtry Mountain Lake Lake Murray Oklahoma Lake Okmulgee Lake Okemah Lake
Oologah Lake Lake Overholser Ozzie Cobb Lake Pine Creek Lake Pauls Valley Lake Ponca Lake, Ponca City lake Pretty Water Lake Lake R.C. Longmire Raymond Gary Lake Rock Creek Reservoir Sahoma Lake Sardis Lake Shawnee Twin Lakes Skiatook Lake Skipout Lake Sooner Lake Lake Spavinaw