Coon Creek Lake
Kay County, OklahomaView mapDirections
Oklahoma DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Coon Creek Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Limited data
Coon Creek Lake in Kay County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 359 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 24 µg/L.
Coon Creek Lake is a productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Kay County, Oklahoma. Phosphorus level is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 4 other monitored lakes in Kay County, Coon Creek Lake ranks #3 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ODEQ, last sampled 2021-03-11. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Coon Creek 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 Coon Creek Lake
These are the measurements Oklahoma DEQ publishes for Coon Creek Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 359 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 24 µg/L. TSI 75.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 359µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 24µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 75 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Water Quality Trend: Stable
Based on 8 years of monitoring (2012–2020).
Phosphorus
Improving-31.03 µg/L/yr8 years
Chlorophyll-a
Worsening+3.01 µg/L/yr5 years
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Frequently asked questions about Coon Creek Lake
Where is Coon Creek Lake?
- Coon Creek Lake is a lake in Kay County, Oklahoma. Its water-quality measurements are published by Oklahoma DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Coon Creek Lake?
- Coon Creek Lake in Kay County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 359 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 24 µg/L.
Is Coon Creek Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
168 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2012–2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Kaw Nation, Oklahoma (Tribal)
KAWNATON_WQX168 samples · 2012–2021
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus, Total Ascorbic Acid Method
- Phosphorus, Recative (Orthophosphate) Ascorbic Acid Method
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- Phosphorus, Reactive (Orthophosphate) Ascorbic Acid Method
- Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
- 10200 H 2 ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination by spectrophotometer
- Color, APHA Platinum-Cobalt
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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.