# 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. 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 |
| Lake Texoma | 2,643,000 | 88,000 acres (35,612 ha) | 30 feet (9.1 m) | average to excellent |
| Eufaula Lake | 2,314,000 | 105,500 | 22 | poor to excellent |
| Grand Lake o' the Cherokees | 1,515,416 | 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 |
| Robert S. Kerr Reservoir | 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 |
| Lake Murray | 153,250 | 5,728 | 27 | excellent |
| Sooner Lake | 149,000 | 5,400 | 28 | excellent |
| Lake Altus-Lugert | 132,830 | 6,260 | 21 | fair |
| Atoka Lake | 125,000 | 5,700 | 22 | poor |
| Lake Thunderbird | 119,600 | 6,070 | 20 | average |
| McGee Creek Reservoir | 113,930 | 3,810 | 30 | excellent |
| Canton Lake | 111,310 | 7,910 | 14 | average |
| Tom Steed Reservoir | 109,276 | 6,400 | - | - |
| Lake Ellsworth | 92,500 | 5,600 | 17 | fair to poor |
| Lake Stanley Draper | 87,296 | 2,900 | 30 | good |
| Fort Cobb Reservoir | 80,010 | 4,100 | 20 | average |
| Lake Eucha | 79,600 | 2,860 | 28 | excellent |
| Lake Hefner | 75,000 | 2,500 | 30 | good |
| Lake of the Arbuckles | 72,400 | 2,350 | 31 | excellent |
| Wister Lake | 61,423 | 7,300 | 9 | average |
| Carl Blackwell Lake | 61,500 | 3,370 | 18 | average |
| Lake Lawtonka | 56,574 | 2,398 | 24 | good |
| Pine Creek Lake | 53,750 | 3,750 | 14 | good |
| Lake W. R. Holway, formerly Chimney Rock Lake | 48,000 | 712 | 67 | excellent |
| Copan Lake | 43,400 | 4,850 | 9 | average |
| Lake Spavinaw | 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 |
| Lake McMurtry | 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 |
| Lake Overholser | 13,526 | 1,581 | 16.9 max | fair to poor |
| Greenleaf Lake | 14,720 | 920 | 16 | good |
| Lake Ponca | 14,440 | 805 | 18 | good |
| Okmulgee Lake | 14,170 | 668 | 21 | good |
| Wes Watkins Reservoir | 14,065 | 1,142 | 12 | good |
| Fort Supply Lake | 13,900 | 1,820 | 8 | fair to poor |
| Lake McAlester | 13,398 | 1,521 | 9 | average |
| Lake R. C. Longmire | 13,162 | 918 | 14 | good |
| Okemah Lake | 13,100 | 761 | 17 | average |
| Elmer Thomas Lake | 12,000 | 334 | 36 | excellent |
| Lake Humphreys | 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 Oklahoma :
| Reservoir | Nearby town | River basin | Surface acres | Elevation MSL, ft. | Maintained by | Comments |
| Lake Altus-Lugert | Altus | North Fork of the Red River | 6,260 | 1,547 | Bureau of Reclamation | information and photos |
| American Horse Lake | Geary | | 100 | | Oklahoma Wildlife Department | information |
| Lake of the Arbuckles | Sulphur | Rock Creek | 3,127 | 881.5 | National Park Service | information |
| Arcadia Lake | Arcadia, Edmond | Deep Fork | 1,820 | 974 | Army Corps of Engineers | information |
| Atoka Lake | Atoka | North Boggy Creek | 5,700 | 617 | Oklahoma City | information |
| Bell Cow Lake | Chandler, Oklahoma | Bell Cow Creek | 1,153 | 892 | City of Chandler | |
| Birch Lake | Barnsdall | Birch Creek | 1,137 | 695 | Army Corps of Engineers | |
| Bixhoma Lake | Bixby | | 110 | 899 | City of Bixby | |
| Carl Blackwell Lake | Stillwater | Stillwater Creek | 3,350 | 977 | Oklahoma State University | [9] [10] |
| Bluestem Lake | Pawhuska | Middle Bird Creek | 720 | 876 | | |
| Boomer Lake | Stillwater | Stillwater Creek | 251 | 896 | | |
| Broken Bow Lake | Broken Bow | Mountain Fork River | 14,200 | 627 | Army Corps of Engineers | information |
| Lake Burtschi | Chickasha | | 180 | | Oklahoma Wildlife Department | |
| Canton Lake | Canton | North Canadian River | 7,910 | 974 | Army Corps of Engineers | information and photos |
| Cedar Lake | Heavener | Big Cedar Creek | 86 | 900 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | information and photos; |
| Evan Chambers Lake | | | 80 | | Oklahoma Wildlife Department | |
| Chickasha Lake | Caddo County, Oklahoma | Spring Creek | 2086.8 | 1192 | City of Chickasha | |
| Chouteau Reservoir | Chouteau | Arkansas River | 2270 | 511.5 | Corps of Engineers MKARNS L&D 17 | |
| Clayton Lake | Clayton | Peal Creek | 66 | 665 | | information and photos |
| Claremore Lake | Claremore | Dog Creek | 470 | 610 | City of Claremore | |
| Clear Creek Lake | Duncan | Clear Creek | 600 | 1148 | | |
| Ozzie Cobb Lake | Rattan | Rock Creek | 116 | 513 | Oklahoma Wildlife Department | |
| Copan Lake | Copan | Caney River | 4,850 | | Army Corps of Engineers | information |
| Lake Dahlgren | Noble | | 30 | | Oklahoma Wildlife Department | |
| Dripping Springs Lake | Okmulgee | | 1150 | 741 | City of Okmulgee | information and photos |
| Ellsworth Lake | Lawton | East Cache Creek | 5,000 | | | information |
| Elmer Lake | Kingfisher | | 60 | 1,119 | Oklahoma Wildlife Department | information and photos |
| Carl G. Etling Lake | Boise City | Carrizo Creek | 159 | | Oklahoma Wildlife Department | |
| Eucha Lake | Eucha, Oklahoma | Spavinaw Creek | 2,800 | 778 | City of Tulsa | |
| Eufaula Lake | Eufaula | Canadian River | 102,000 | 585 | Army Corps of Engineers | information, photos and videos |
| Fort Cobb Reservoir | Fort Cobb | Cobb Creek | 2000 | 1341 | | information and photos |
| Fort Gibson Lake | Fort Gibson | Grand River | 19,900 | 582 | Army Corps of Engineers | information, photos and video |
| Fort Supply Lake | Fort Supply | Wolf Creek | 1,800 | 2,400 | Army Corps of Engineers | information |
| Foss Reservoir | Foss | Washita River | 5,956 | 1,652 | Bureau of Reclamation | information and photos |
| Raymond Gary Lake | Fort Towson | Gates Creek | 263 | 400 feet (120 m) (approx.) | Oklahoma Wildlife Department | |
| Newt Graham Reservoir | Inola, Tulsa Port of Catoosa | Arkansas River | 1490 | 532 | Army Corps of Engineers | |
| Grand Lake | Grove, Afton, Langley | Grand River | 41,749 | | 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 Creek | 930 | 699 | | information and photos |
| Lake Hall | | | | | Oklahoma Wildlife Department | |
| John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake | Fort Smith, Arkansas, Moffett, Oklahoma | Arkansas River | 7,700 | 392 | Army Corps of Engineers | |
| Hefner Lake | Oklahoma City | | 2,500 | | | information, photos and video |
| Heyburn Lake | Kellyville | Polecat Creek | 890 | 784 | Army Corps of Engineers | information |
| Holdenville Lake | Holdenville | Little River | 550 | 787 | | |
| W. R. Holway Lake | Salina | Grand River | 712 | 865 | Grand River Dam Authority | |
| Hudson Lake | Locust Grove | Grand River | 12,000 | 649 | Grand River Dam Authority | |
| Hugo Lake | Hugo | Kiamichi River | 18,196 | 404.5 (normal) | Army Corps of Engineers | information and video |
| Hulah Lake | Copan | Caney River | 3,570 | 733 | Army Corps of Engineers | information, photos, and video |
| Lake Humphreys | Stephens County, Oklahoma | Wildhorse Creek | 882 | | City of Duncan, Oklahoma | |
| Lake Jap Beaver | | | 65 | | Oklahoma Wildlife Department | |
| Lake Jed Johnson | Lawton | Blue Beaver Creek | 57.5 | | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service | |
| Kaw Lake | Ponca City | Arkansas River | 17,000 | 1,010 | Army Corps of Engineers | information and photos |
| Robert S. Kerr Reservoir | Sallisaw | Arkansas River | 43,800 | 478 | Grand River Dam Authority | information |
| Keystone Lake | Sand Springs | Arkansas River | 23,600 | | Army Corps of Engineers | information, photos and videos |
| Konawa Reservoir | Konawa | Canadian River (Jumper Creek) | 1,350 | 924 | Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company | |
| Lone Chimney Lake | Pawnee County | Camp Creek | 550 | | | |
| W. D. Mayo Reservoir | Le Flore County, Sequoyah County | Arkansas River | 1595 | 413 | Army Corps of Engineers | |
| McGee Creek Reservoir | Atoka | McGee Creek | 3810 | 577 | | |
| McMurtry Lake | Stillwater | North Stillwater Creek | 155 | 950 | City of Stillwater | |
| Nanih Waiya Lake | Tuskahoma | | 131 | 594 | Oklahoma Wildlife Department | |
| Jean Neustadt Lake | Ardmore | | 462 | | City of Ardmore | |
| Oklahoma Lake | Okmulgee | - | - | - | - | |
| Oologah Lake | Oologah, Nowata, Claremore | Verdigris River | 29,500 | 638 | 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 | 1,242 | City 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 Creek | 277 | 716 | City of Sapulpa | 2,543 acre feet, 9.15' mean depth, & 35.66' maximum depth. Hydrographic Survey, 2011, OWRB |
| Sardis Lake | Clayton | Jackfork River | 14,360 | 599 | Army Corps of Engineers | information, photos and video |
| Schooler Lake | | | 35 | | Oklahoma Wildlife Department | |
| Skiatook Lake | Skiatook | Hominy Creek | 10,190 | 714 | Army Corps of Engineers | information, photos and video |
| Spavinaw Lake | Spavinaw | Spavinaw Creek | 1,636 | 679 | | |
| Tom Steed Reservoir | Snyder | Otter Creek | 6,400 | 1,407 | | |
| Stroud Lake | Stroud | Lincoln Creek | 621 | 855 | | |
| Tenkiller Lake | Cookson, Vian, Gore, Park Hill, Tahlequah | Illinois River | 12,900 | 632 | 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 Creek | 334 | 1,383 | | information, photos and video |
| Thunderbird Lake | Norman | Little River (Canadian River) | 5,349 | 1,039 | The Bureau of Reclamation owns the dam, which is operated by the local Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District. | |
| Vanderwork Lake | Gotebo | | | | Oklahoma Wildlife Department | |
| Vincent Lake | Arnett | | | | Oklahoma Wildlife Department | |
| Watonga Lake | Watonga | | 55 | 1375 | Oklahoma Wildlife Department | |
| Waurika Lake | Waurika | Beaver Creek | 10,100 | 951 | Army Corps of Engineers | information and photos |
| Webbers Falls Lake | Webbers Falls | Arkansas River | 11,600 | | Army Corps of Engineers | |
| Wister Lake | Wister | Poteau River | 7,300 | 478 | Army Corps of Engineers | information and photos |
| Yahola Lake | Tulsa | | 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
* 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
* Sportsman Lake
* Spring Creek Lake
* Stroud Lake
* Lake Stanley Draper
* Tom Steed Reservoir
* Lake Talequah
* Elmer Thomas Lake
* Lake Thunderbird
* Watonga Lake
* Waurika Lake
* Wes Watkins
* Lake Wayne Wallace
* Webbers Falls Reservoir (MKARNS L&D #16)
* Wes Watkins Reservoir
* Wewoka Lake
* Lake Wister
* Lake W. R. Holway
* Lake Yahola