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

thumb|right|200px|Broken Bow is one of Oklahoma's deepest and most scenic lakes.

thumb|right|200px|Great Salt Plains Lake is the centerpiece of a wildlife refuge that is a critical way-station for migratory birds.

thumb|right|200px|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.

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! Name !! data-sort-type="number" | Capacity in acre feet (normal pool) !! data-sort-type="number" | surface acres (normal pool) !! data-sort-type="number" | average depth !! water clarity

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| || 2,643,000 || || || average to excellent

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| Eufaula Lake || 2,314,000 || 105,500 || 22 || poor to excellent

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| Grand Lake o' the Cherokees || 1,515,416 || 41,779 || 1,581 ||Bureau of Reclamation||information and photos

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|American Horse Lake||Geary|| ||100|| || Oklahoma Wildlife Department ||information

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|||Sulphur||Rock Creek ||3,127 ||881.5 ||National Park Service||information

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|Arcadia Lake||Arcadia, Edmond ||Deep Fork||1,820||974 ||Army Corps of Engineers ||information

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|Atoka Lake||Atoka||North Boggy Creek ||5,700||617||Oklahoma City||information

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|Bell Cow Lake||Chandler, Oklahoma||Bell Cow Creek ||1,153||892 ||City of Chandler ||

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|Birch Lake||Barnsdall||Birch Creek ||1,137 ||695 || Army Corps of Engineers||

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|Bixhoma Lake||Bixby|| ||110||899||City of Bixby||

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|||Stillwater||Stillwater Creek ||3,350 ||977 ||Oklahoma State University||

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|Bluestem Lake||Pawhuska|| Middle Bird Creek|| 720|| 876 || ||

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|Boomer Lake||Stillwater||Stillwater Creek|| 251|| 896 || ||

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|Broken Bow Lake||Broken Bow||Mountain Fork River ||14,200 ||627 || Army Corps of Engineers||information

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|||Chickasha ||||180 || || Oklahoma Wildlife Department

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|Evan Chambers Lake|| || ||80 || || Oklahoma Wildlife Department

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|Ellsworth Lake||Lawton||East Cache Creek ||5,000|| || ||information

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|Elmer Lake||Kingfisher || || 60|| 1,119|| Oklahoma Wildlife Department || Oklahoma Wildlife Department||

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|Vanderwork Lake||Gotebo|| || || || Oklahoma Wildlife Department

  • 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

thumb|right|200px|Mt. Scott in the Wichita Mountains looms over Lake Lawtonka.

  • 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

See also

  • List of rivers of Oklahoma

Notes

References

  • Oklahoma Lakes information on TravelOK.com Official Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department website
  • Oklahoma Lakes
  • Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation homepage
  • Oklahoma Lake Levels
  • Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory