List of lakes of Oklahoma


The following is a list of lakes in Oklahoma located entirely in the state. Oklahoma has the largest number of lakes created by dams of any state in the United States, with more than 200. 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.
NameCapacity in acre feet surface acres average depthwater clarity
Lake Texoma2,643,000average to excellent
Eufaula Lake2,314,000105,50022poor to excellent
Grand Lake o' the Cherokees1,515,41641,77936.3average 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 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 Overholser13,5261,58116.9 maxfair 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 82014good
Holdenville Lake11,00055020average to good
Lake Yahola439 excellent

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

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ReservoirNearby TownRiver BasinSurface AcresElevation MSL, ft.Maintained ByComments
Lake Altus-LugertAltusNorth Fork of the Red River6,2601,547Bureau of Reclamation
American Horse LakeGeary100Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Lake of the ArbucklesSulphurRock Creek3,127881.5National Park Service
Arcadia LakeArcadia;EdmondDeep Fork1,820974Army Corps of Engineers
Atoka LakeAtokaNorth Boggy Creek5,700617Oklahoma City
Bell Cow LakeChandler, OklahomaBell Cow Creek1,153892City of Chandler
Birch LakeBarnsdallBirch Creek1,137695Army Corps of Engineers
Bixhoma LakeBixby 110899City of Bixby
Bluestem LakePawhuskaMiddle Bird Creek720876
Boomer LakeStillwaterStillwater Creek251896
Broken Bow LakeBroken BowMountain Fork River14,200627Army Corps of Engineers
Lake BurtschiChickasha180Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Canton LakeCantonNorth Canadian River7,910974Army Corps of Engineers
Carl Blackwell LakeStillwaterStillwater Creek3,350977Oklahoma State University
Cedar LakeHeavenerBig Cedar Creek86900U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
Chickasha LakeCaddo County, OklahomaSpring Creek2086.81192City of Chickasha
Chouteau ReservoirChouteauArkansas River2270511.5Corps of Engineers MKARNS L&D 17
Clayton LakeClaytonPeal Creek66665
Claremore LakeClaremoreDog Creek470610City of Claremore
Clear Creek LakeDuncanClear Creek6001148
Copan LakeCopanCaney River4,850Army Corps of Engineers
Lake DahlgrenNoble30Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Dripping Springs LakeOkmulgee1150741City of Okmulgee
Carl G. Etling LakeBoise CityCarrizo Creek159Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Eucha LakeEucha, OklahomaSpavinaw Creek2,800778City of Tulsa
Eufaula LakeEufaulaCanadian River102,000585Army Corps of Engineers
Evan Chambers Lake80Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Fort Cobb ReservoirFort CobbCobb Creek20001341
Fort Gibson LakeFort GibsonGrand River19,900582Army Corps of Engineers
Fort Supply LakeFort SupplyWolf Creek1,8002,400Army Corps of Engineers
Foss ReservoirFossWashita River5,9561,652Bureau of Reclamation
Newt Graham ReservoirInola, Tulsa Port of CatoosaArkansas River1490532Army Corps of Engineers
Grand LakeGrove, Afton, LangleyGrand River41,749Grand River Dam Authority
Great Salt Plains LakeJet, CherokeeSalt Fork Arkansas River8,700Army Corps of Engineers
Greenleaf LakeBraggsGreenleaf Creek930699
John Paul HammerschmidtFort Smith, Arkansas, Moffett, OklahomaArkansas River7,700392Army Corps of Engineers
Heyburn LakeKellyvillePolecat Creek890784Army Corps of Engineers
Holdenville LakeHoldenvilleLittle River550787
Hugo LakeHugoKiamichi River18,196404.5 Army Corps of Engineers
Hulah LakeCopanCaney River3,570733Army Corps of Engineers
Lake HumphreysStephens County, OklahomaWildhorse Creek882City of Duncan, Oklahoma
Konawa ReservoirKonawaCanadian River 1,350924Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company
Lake Jap Beaver65Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Lake Jed JohnsonLawtonBlue Beaver Creek57.5U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Kaw LakePonca CityArkansas River17,0001,010Army Corps of Engineers
Keystone LakeSand SpringsArkansas River23,600Army Corps of Engineers
Ellsworth LakeLawtonEast Cache Creek5,000
Elmer LakeKingfisher601,119Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Hefner LakeOklahoma City2,500
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
Jean Neustadt LakeArdmore462City of Ardmore
Oklahoma LakeOkmulgee----
Oologah LakeOologah, Nowata, ClaremoreVerdigris River29,500638Army Corps of Engineers
Optima LakeHardestyBeaver RiverArmy Corps of Engineers
Overholser LakeOklahoma City, Bethany, and YukonNorth Canadian River1,5811,242City of Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust
Ozzie Cobb LakeRattanRock Creek116513Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Pine Creek LakeFort TowsonLittle River 3,750Army Corps of Engineers
Raymond Gary LakeFort TowsonGates Creek263 Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Robert S. Kerr ReservoirSallisawArkansas River43,800478Grand River Dam Authority
Sahoma LakeSapulpaRock Creek277716City of Sapulpa2,543 acre feet, 9.15' mean depth, & 35.66' maximum depth.
Sardis LakeClaytonJackfork River14,360599Army Corps of Engineers
Schooler Lake35Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Skiatook LakeSkiatookHominy Creek10,190714Army Corps of Engineers
Spavinaw LakeSpavinawSpavinaw Creek1,636679
Tom Steed ReservoirSnyderOtter Creek6,4001,407
Stroud LakeStroudLincoln Creek621855
Tenkiller LakeCookson, Vian, Gore, Park Hill, TahlequahIllinois River12,900632Army Corps of Engineers
Texoma LakeKingstonRed River93,000Army Corps of Engineers
Elmer Thomas LakeLawtonLittle Medicine Creek3341,383
Thunderbird LakeNormanLittle River 5,3491,039The Bureau of Reclamation owns the dam, which is operated by the local Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District.
Vanderwork LakeGoteboOklahoma Wildlife Department
Vincent LakeArnettOklahoma Wildlife Department
Watonga LakeWatonga551375Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Waurika LakeWaurikaBeaver Creek10,100951Army Corps of Engineers
Webbers Falls LakeWebbers FallsArkansas River11,600Army Corps of Engineers
Wister LakeWisterPoteau River7,300478Army Corps of Engineers
W. R. Holway LakeSalinaGrand River712865Grand River Dam Authority
Yahola LakeTulsa400City of Tulsa

Lakes and reservoirs (alphabetically)