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.
Source: Oklahoma Water Atlas [2]. and [3], 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
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
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
See also
List of rivers of Oklahoma
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