The following is a list of lakes in Oklahoma located entirely (or partially, as in the case of

Lake Texoma Lake Texoma is one of the largest reservoirs in the United States, the 12th largest US Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) lake, and the largest in USACE Tulsa District. Lake Texoma is formed by Denison Dam on the Red River in Bryan County, Oklaho ...

) in

the state A state is a centralized political organization that imposes and enforces rules over a population within a territory. There is no undisputed definition of a state. One widely used definition comes from the German sociologist Max Weber: a "stat ...

. Oklahoma has more than 200 lakes created by dams. All lakes listed are man-made. Oklahoma's only natural lakes are oxbow and

playa Playa (plural playas) may refer to: Landforms * Endorheic basin, also known as a sink, alkali flat or sabkha, a desert basin with no outlet which periodically fills with water to form a temporary lake * Dry lake, often called a ''playa'' in the so ...

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

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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. Source: ''Oklahoma Water Atlas'

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accessed Mar 1, 2011. Some inconsistencies exist between the two sources.

Lakes geography and administration

Lakes and reservoirs (alphabetically)

* Altus City Reservoir *

Lake Altus-Lugert Lake Altus-Lugert, also known as Lake Altus, Lake Lugert, Lake Lugert-Altus, and Lugert Lake, is a reservoir located on the North Fork Red River, about 17 miles (27 km) north of Altus, Oklahoma on the former site of the town of Lugert, Okla ...

* American Horse Lake *

Lake of the Arbuckles The Lake of the Arbuckles is a reservoir located in southern Oklahoma, southwest of Sulphur in Murray County. The lake covers and is a principal water supply reservoir for the city of Ardmore, some to the southwest. It also supplies water t ...

* Arcadia Lake *

Ardmore City Lake Ardmore comes from the ga, Ard Mór or the gd, Àird Mhòr meaning "great height" and may refer to: Places Canada *Ardmore, Alberta *Ardmore, a neighbourhood in North Saanich, British Columbia *Ardmore Beach, a community in Tiny, Ontario Repu ...

Atoka Lake Lake Atoka Reservoir (also called Atoka Lake) is a reservoir in southeastern Oklahoma, north of Atoka, Oklahoma, county seat of Atoka County, Oklahoma. It was built in 1959 to expand the water supply for Lake Stanley Draper in Oklahoma City and At ...

* Bellcow Lake * Birch Lake * Lake Bixhoma *

Bluestem Lake Bluestem Lake is a reservoir in Osage County, Oklahoma, and is home to the world famous Plan B Yacht Club, it's about northwest of Pawhuska. Alternate names are City of Pawhuska Lake and Pawhuska Lake. It covers the convergence of Middle Bird Cre ...

* Boomer Lake * Broken Bow Lake * Brushy Lake (Sallisaw, Oklahoma) Altuslake-2

Lake Burtschi A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

* Canton Lake *

Carl Albert Lake Lake Carl Albert is a reservoir in Latimer County, Oklahoma, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It cons ...

* Carl Blackwell Lake * Lake Carl Etling *

Lake Carlton A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

* Carter Lake * Cedar Lake * Chandler Lake *

Lake Checotah A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

Chickasha Lake Chickasha Lake, also known as Lake Chickasha, is a man-made reservoir in the central part of the state of Oklahoma. Located in Caddo County, Oklahoma, it was completed in 1958. The main purposes were supplying water (especially to the city of Chi ...

* Chouteau Lock & Dam (MKARNS L&D #15) *

Claremore Lake Claremore Lake is a reservoir in Rogers County, Oklahoma. Constructed in 1929-1930 by damming Dog Creek for the purpose of providing water to the city of Claremore, Oklahoma Claremore is a city and the county seat of Rogers County in Green ...

* Clayton Lake * Clear Creek Lake *

Cleveland City Lake Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

* Clinton Lake *

Coalgate City Lake Several settlements have been named Coalgate: * Commerce, Alberta, Canada, originally named Coalgate * Coalgate, New Zealand * Coalgate, Oklahoma, USA * Coalgate, West Virginia, USA Coalgate may also refer to: * Indian coal mining controversy, a c ...

Comanche Lake The Comanche or Nʉmʉnʉʉ ( com, Nʉmʉnʉʉ, "the people") are a Native American tribe from the Southern Plains of the present-day United States. Comanche people today belong to the federally recognized Comanche Nation, headquartered in Law ...

Copan Lake Copan Dam is a dam in Washington County, Oklahoma, in the northeastern part of the state. Construction of the earthen dam began in 1972 and was completed in 1983 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with a height of and a length of ...

* Cordell Reservoir * Crowder Lake * Cushing Municipal Lake * Lake Dahlgren *

Dead Warrior Lake Dead Warrior Lake, sometimes known by its prior name of Dead Indian Lake, is located about 3 miles south of Roll, Oklahoma, and 11 miles north of Cheyenne in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, on US Route 283. The lake and the adjacent Black Kettle Re ...

Dripping Springs Lake Dripping, also known usually as beef dripping or, more rarely, as pork dripping, is an animal fat produced from the fatty or otherwise unusable parts of cow or pig carcasses. It is similar to lard, tallow and schmaltz. History It is used for c ...

* Lake Durant * Lake Ellsworth * Lake Elmer * Lake El Reno *

Lake Eucha In 1952, Lake Eucha in Delaware County, Oklahoma, was created by completion of the Eucha dam on Spavinaw Creek. The nearest town is Jay, Oklahoma. This lake is owned by the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma and functions as additional storage and as a bu ...

* Evans Chambers Lake *

Foss Reservoir Foss Reservoir, also known as Foss Lake, is in Custer County, Oklahoma on the Washita River, about west of Clinton, Oklahoma. The reservoir was constructed during 1958–1961 by the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation. The project was known originally ...

Fort Cobb Reservoir Fort Cobb Reservoir (also called Fort Cobb Lake) is a reservoir located in Caddo County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It impounds the waters of Cobb Creek (joining from the west), Lake Creek (joining from the north), and Willow Creek (joining ...

Fort Supply Lake Fort Supply Lake is in Woodward County, Oklahoma Woodward County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 20,081. Its county seat is Woodward ...

Lake Frederick A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

Fuqua Lake Fuqua Lake is a reservoir located in Stephens County, Oklahoma, about northeast of the city of Duncan on State Highway 29.Newt Graham Reservoir (MKARNS L&D 18) * Greenleaf Lake *

Grand Lake O' the Cherokees Grand Lake o' the Cherokees is situated in Northeast Oklahoma in the foothills of the Ozark Mountain Range. It is often simply called Grand Lake. It is administered by the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA). History The ''Encyclopedia of Oklahom ...

Great Salt Plains Lake Great Salt Plains Lake is a reservoir located within the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma in the United States named because of the salt flats in the area and for the Salt Fork Arkansas River, which is dammed to for ...

Guthrie Lake Guthrie may refer to: People * Guthrie (surname), a family name originating in Scotland * Guthrie baronets in the United Kingdom * Clan Guthrie, a Scottish clan * Guthrie Govan (born 1971), British guitar virtuoso and guitar teacher Places * Hun ...

* John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake *

Heyburn Lake Heyburn Lake is a reservoir on Polecat Creek in Creek County, Oklahoma. It is about southwest of Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Tiger and Brown Creeks also drain into the lake. The nearest town is Kellyville, Oklahoma Kellyville is a town in Creek County, ...

* Hobart Lake (a.k.a. Rocky Lake) *

Holdenville Lake Holdenville Lake, also called Lake Holdenville, is a reservoir in Hughes County, Oklahoma. Owned and operated by the City of Holdenville, Oklahoma, it supplies most of the drinking water for Hughes County.

* Lake Hudson (formerly named Markham Ferry Reservoir) * Hulah Lake * Lake Humphreys * Hugo Lake *

Lake Jean Neustadt Lake Jean Neustadt is a artificial lake in Carter County, Oklahoma. Located north of Ardmore in south-central Oklahoma, Named for a local businessman, Jean Neustadt, it was completed in 1969 and is currently operated by the city of Ardmore as ...

Lake Jed Johnson Lake Jed Johnson, named for Jed Johnson (1888–1963), is third largest of thirteen small reservoirs in the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, located in southwestern Oklahoma. Lawton, Oklahoma, southeast of the lake and the fourth larges ...

* Keystone Lake *

Konawa Reservoir Konawa Reservoir (also known as Konawa Lake or Lake Konawa) is a reservoir located in Seminole County, Oklahoma. The lake covers approximately and has a capacity of . It is owned by Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) Company. and was constructed i ...

Lake Lawtonka Lake Lawtonka is a lake in Comanche County in the state of Oklahoma in the United States.''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition'', p. 636. The lake is in area. It is formed by a dam and long across Medicine Creek. The lake ...

* Liberty Lake *

Lloyd Church Lake Lloyd Church Lake is a reservoir located south of the city of Wilburton, Oklahoma on a tributary of the Fourche Maline river. The lake is supported by an earthen dam An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the pl ...

* Lake Lloyd Vincent
Retrieved 2019-09-23 * Lone Chimney Lake * W. D. Mayo Reservoir (MKARNS L&D #14) * Lake McAlester, McAlester Lake *

Lake McMurtry Lake McMurty is a reservoir in Noble County. The lake is located to the north-west of Stillwater, and north of Lake Carl Blackwell Lake Carl Blackwell a/k/a Carl Blackwell Lake is west of Stillwater, Oklahoma. Primarily a recreational area, ...

* Mountain Lake * Lake Murray *

Oklahoma Lake Oklahoma Lake is located in north east Oklahoma City in the Canadian river valley and borders the North Canadian River The North Canadian River is a river, long, in Oklahoma in the United States. It is a tributary of the Canadian River, draini ...

Okmulgee Lake Okmulgee Park is a city park in Okmulgee, Oklahoma in the United States. The park contains and sits at an elevation of . The park is adjacent to Dripping Springs Park and is located on Okmulgee Lake. Okmulgee Park, a municipal park establishe ...

Okemah Lake Okemah Lake is a reservoir in Okemah, Oklahoma. The lake is located to the north of the town, east of IXL. Recreation The lake is a popular fishing, boating and camping location. There are a number of boat ramps, a public park and an RV campsi ...

Lake Lawtonka and Mount Scott and Migrating Geese

* Oologah Lake *

Lake Overholser Lake Overholser is a reservoir within the city limits of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Lake Overholser is formed by Overholser Dam on the North Canadian River in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The lake is west of Bethany.Ozzie Cobb Lake * Pine Creek Lake * Pauls Valley Lake *

Ponca Lake, Ponca City lake The Ponca ( Páⁿka iyé: Páⁿka or Ppáⁿkka pronounced ) are a Midwestern Native American tribe of the Dhegihan branch of the Siouan language group. There are two federally recognized Ponca tribes: the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska and the P ...

* Pretty Water Lake * Lake R.C. Longmire * Raymond Gary Lake * Rock Creek Reservoir * Sahoma Lake * Sardis Lake * Shawnee Twin Lakes *

Skiatook Lake Skiatook Lake is a federally-owned and operated reservoir located in Osage County, Oklahoma, west of the town of Skiatook, east of Hominy, Oklahoma and about from Tulsa. The Skiatook Dam is located on Hominy Creek, upstream of the confluence ...

Skipout Lake Skipout Lake is located in Roger Mills County about 2 miles south and 3 miles east of Reydon in the State of Oklahoma. It is inside the Black Kettle National Grassland, which is managed by the Cibola National Forest The Cibola National Forest ( ...

* Sooner Lake * Lake Spavinaw *

Sportsman Lake Sportsman Lake is a 354-acre flood control and recreation lake, with 15 miles of shoreline, located in central Oklahoma. It is situated to the east of the town of Seminole, Oklahoma, Seminole and northwest of Wewoka, Oklahoma, Wewoka, the Seminole ...

* Spring Creek Lake *

Stroud Lake Stroud is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District. The town's population was 13,500 in 2021. Below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills, at the meeting point of the Five Val ...

Lake Stanley Draper Lake Stanley Draper is a reservoir in southeast Oklahoma City, United States. It is one of three municipal reservoirs in the city. It was constructed in 1962-1963, and named for the long-time director of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce.

Tom Steed Reservoir Created in 1975, Tom Steed Reservoir is a reservoir in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, northwest of the city of Snyder, Oklahoma. The reservoir area was created by damming West Otter Creek and diverting flows of Elk Creek through the Bretch Diversion Ca ...

Lake Talequah A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

Elmer Thomas Lake Elmer Thomas Lake is a lake in Comanche County in the state of Oklahoma in the United States. It is located on the boundary between the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge and Fort Sill military base. The lake is named for an Oklahoma lawyer and ...

Lake Thunderbird Lake Thunderbird is a reservoir located in Norman, Oklahoma. The lake was constructed between 1962 and 1965 for the purpose of providing municipal water to the nearby communities of Del City, Midwest City and Norman. It is formed by an earthfill em ...

Watonga Lake Watonga Lake is a reservoir in Blaine County, Oklahoma Blaine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,735. Its county seat is Watonga. Part of the Cheyenne-Arapaho land opening ...

Waurika Lake Waurika is the county seat of Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,064 at the 2010 census, a 4.36 percent decrease from 2,158 at the 2000 census. An article from 1985 in ''The Oklahoman'' claimed that Waurika promoted ...

* Wes Watkins *

Lake Wayne Wallace A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

* Webbers Falls Reservoir (MKARNS L&D #16) *

Wes Watkins Reservoir Wes Watkins Reservoir is a reservoir located in Pottawatomie County in central Oklahoma, United States, between Oklahoma City and Shawnee (in the center of McLoud). Its primary use is recreation, especially camping and fishing. Wes Watkins Res ...

Wewoka Lake Wewoka Lake, sometimes called Lake Wewoka, is a 500-surface-acre reservoir in Oklahoma, with 10 miles of shoreline. It is located just northwest of the City of Wewoka, Oklahoma Wewoka is a city in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States. The popu ...

Lake Wister Lake Wister is a reservoir in Le Flore County, in southeast Oklahoma.Crain, Harold. ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. "Wister The lake is created by the Poteau River and the Fourche Maline creek. Wister Lake was authorized for flo ...

Lake W. R. Holway Lake W. R. Holway, or Chimney Rock Lake is a reservoir in Mayes County, Oklahoma on the Saline Creek arm of Lake Hudson (Oklahoma). It was created in 1968 by the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) as an integral part of the Salina Pumped Storage Proj ...

* Lake Yahola

Notes

References

External links

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

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