Hugo Lake
Choctaw County, Oklahoma13,144 acresView mapDirections
Oklahoma DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Hugo Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Public access
- Limited data
Hugo Lake in Choctaw County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.6 ft visibility. Surface area: 13144 acres.
Hugo Lake is a 13,144-acre lake in Choctaw County, Oklahoma. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 3 public boat landings.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ODEQ, last sampled 2023-10-03. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Hugo Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch3 documented ramps
- Big water13,144 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Hugo 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 Hugo Lake
These are the measurements Oklahoma DEQ publishes for Hugo 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 1.6 ft of visibility. TSI 70.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.6ft | 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. | 70 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
13,144 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Oklahoma DEQ
No bathymetric survey has been published for Hugo Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- Frazier PointPublic
- Hugo LakePublic
- Hugo LakePublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Hugo Lake
Water quality readings over time
3 seasons of samples on record (2023–2025). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Phosphorus
Improving-132.5 µg/L/yr3 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Hugo Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Hugo Dam (completed 1974), built primarily for flood risk reduction on the Kiamichi River; gravity-type dam, 101 ft tall and 10,200 ft long.
- Surface area
- 13,144 ac
- Normal storage
- 158,617 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 1,274,107 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 1,434 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- USACE - Tulsa District
All listed purposes: Flood Risk Reduction;Other;Recreation;Water Supply.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID OK10300 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Hugo Lake
Where is Hugo Lake?
- Hugo Lake is a lake in Choctaw County, Oklahoma. Its water-quality measurements are published by Oklahoma DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Hugo Lake?
- Hugo Lake in Choctaw County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.6 ft visibility. Surface area: 13144 acres.
Is Hugo Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there boat ramps on Hugo Lake?
- Hugo Lake has 3 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Frazier Point, Hugo Lake, Hugo Lake. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Hugo Lake?
- Hugo Lake has 3 documented boat landings 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
42 measurements from 5 monitoring stations, 2016–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- OWRB Lakes Monitoring
OKWRB-LAKES_WQX42 samples · 2016–2023
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
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory