Fuqua Lake
Stephens County, Oklahoma1,500 acresView mapDirections
Oklahoma DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Fuqua Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Impaired · Algal growth
- 42 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
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Fuqua Lake in Stephens County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 ft visibility. Surface area: 1500 acres.
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Fuqua Lake is a 1,500-acre lake in Stephens County, Oklahoma with an estimated average depth of about 42 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ODEQ, last sampled 2021-09-27. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.
What Fuqua Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
- Big water1,500 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Fuqua Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Fuqua 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 Fuqua Lake
These are the measurements Oklahoma DEQ publishes for Fuqua Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 2 ft of visibility. TSI 67.
| Metric | Value | EPA condition class |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | 2 ft | Measured, not scored |
| Phosphorus | No recent samples | |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No recent samples | |
| Trophic State Index (TSI) | 67 | Eutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
Current Conditions
USGS snapshot Sep 7, 2026, 3:00 PM from gauge 07329610 (Lake Fuqua near Duncan, OK). Station page ↗ — a live reading replaces this snapshot when the gauge responds. Missing live data is not an all-clear.
→ Fuqua Lake water level: the live USGS gauge reading
Lake Details
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Maximum Depth | ~42 ft est. |
| Average Depth | ~26 ft est. |
| Surface Area | 1,500 acres |
| Public Access | Yes |
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Oklahoma has not published bathymetry for Fuqua Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
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
- Lake FuquaPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
Fishing Fuqua Lake
Water Quality Trend: ↑ Improving
Based on 3 years of monitoring data (2020-2025).
| Metric | Trend | Change/Year | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | ↑ Improving | +1.895 m/yr | 3 |
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Fuqua Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the SCS-Wildhorse Creek Site-039 (completed 1962), built primarily for flood risk reduction on the Black Bear Creek; earth-type dam, 51 ft tall and 1,915 ft long.
- Surface area
- 1,500 ac
- Normal storage
- 21,100 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 30,120 ac-ft
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- STEPHENS CO CONS DIST
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID OK01175 · Operator website
EPA Impairment Status
Fuqua Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit OK310810040050_00 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Fuqua Lake
Where is Fuqua Lake?
- Fuqua Lake is a lake in Stephens County, Oklahoma. Its water-quality measurements are published by Oklahoma DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Fuqua Lake?
- Fuqua Lake in Stephens County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 ft visibility. Surface area: 1500 acres.
Is Fuqua Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Fuqua Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Fuqua Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Fuqua Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 42 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 1500 acres.
What is the water level at Fuqua Lake?
- The USGS snapshot on this page for Fuqua Lake is 1075.58 ft of gage height, recorded Sep 7, 2026, 3:00 PM at gauge 07329610. Current Conditions hydrates a live NWIS reading from that same station when the gauge responds. A missed live fetch is not an all-clear.
Are there boat ramps on Fuqua Lake?
- Fuqua Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lake Fuqua. Public access is listed as yes.
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Where this data comes from
54 measurements from 5 monitoring stations, 2016–2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- OWRB Lakes Monitoring
OKWRB-LAKES_WQX54 samples · 2016–2021
Analytical methods
- OWRB Lakes Field Data Collection
- Determination of Turbidity
Monitoring station identifiers (5)
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
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory