Clayton Lake
Pushmataha County, Oklahoma66 acresView mapDirections
Oklahoma DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Clayton Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 32 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Clayton Lake in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.2 ft visibility. Surface area: 66 acres.
Clayton Lake is a 66-acre lake in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma with an estimated average depth of about 32 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ODEQ, last sampled 2018-07-30. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Clayton Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Clayton Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Clayton Lake
These are the measurements Oklahoma DEQ publishes for Clayton Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 5.2 ft. TSI 53.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 5.2ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 53 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~32 ft est.
Surface area
66 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Oklahoma DEQ
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Oklahoma has not published bathymetry for Clayton Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
8 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.3 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
682 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
Recreation & Access
- Clayton Lake State ParkPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Clayton Lake
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Clayton Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Clayton Lake (completed 1946), built primarily for recreation on the Peal Creek; earth-type dam, 53 ft tall and 630 ft long.
- Surface area
- 66 ac
- Normal storage
- 953 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 1,487 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 8.69 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID OK21490 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Clayton Lake
Where is Clayton Lake?
- Clayton Lake is a lake in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. Its water-quality measurements are published by Oklahoma DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Clayton Lake?
- Clayton Lake in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.2 ft visibility. Surface area: 66 acres.
Is Clayton Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Clayton Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Clayton Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 32 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 66 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Clayton Lake?
- Clayton Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Clayton Lake State Park. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Clayton Lake?
- Clayton Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Oklahoma's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
12 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2017–2018. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- OWRB Lakes Monitoring
OKWRB-LAKES_WQX12 samples · 2017–2018
Analytical methods
- OWRB Lakes Field Data Collection
Monitoring station identifiers (3)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory