Greenleaf Lake
Muskogee County, Oklahoma739 acresView mapDirections
Oklahoma DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Greenleaf Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- 35 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Greenleaf Lake in Muskogee County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 49.5 µg/L. Surface area: 739 acres.
Greenleaf Lake is a 739-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Muskogee County, Oklahoma with an estimated average depth of about 35 feet. Overall water quality is declining 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 2024-11-05. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Greenleaf Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
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 Greenleaf 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 Greenleaf Lake
These are the measurements Oklahoma DEQ publishes for Greenleaf 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 2.5 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 49.5 µg/L. TSI 62.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.5ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 49.5µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| 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. | 62 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~35 ft est.
Surface area
739 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 Greenleaf Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
97 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
15.4 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
495 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
- Green Leaf 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 Greenleaf Lake
Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 4 years of monitoring (2017–2024).
Water clarity
Worsening4 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Greenleaf Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Green Leaf Lake (completed 1935), built primarily for fish and wildlife pond on the Greenleaf Creek; earth-type dam, 50 ft tall and 1,400 ft long.
- Surface area
- 739 ac
- Normal storage
- 14,720 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 31,790 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 86 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- Camp Gruber
All listed purposes: Fish and Wildlife Pond;Recreation;Water Supply.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID OK20992 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Greenleaf Lake
Where is Greenleaf Lake?
- Greenleaf Lake is a lake in Muskogee County, Oklahoma. Its water-quality measurements are published by Oklahoma DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Greenleaf Lake?
- Greenleaf Lake in Muskogee County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 49.5 µg/L. Surface area: 739 acres.
Is Greenleaf Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Greenleaf Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Greenleaf Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 35 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 739 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Greenleaf Lake?
- Greenleaf Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Green Leaf State Park. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Greenleaf Lake?
- Greenleaf 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
127 measurements from 8 monitoring stations, 2016–2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Cherokee Nation (Tribal)
CHEROKEE_WQX90 samples · 2024 - OWRB Lakes Monitoring
OKWRB-LAKES_WQX37 samples · 2016–2024
Analytical methods
- OWRB Lakes Field Data Collection
- Determination of Turbidity
- CN_QAPP
Monitoring station identifiers (8)
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