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Osage County, Oklahoma · 36.93°N · Water Quality Report Card

Hulah Lake

Grade Not rated
Limited DataHypereutrophic

Hulah Lake in Osage County, Oklahoma is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Water clarity: 1 ft visibility.

Clarity
1 ft
Mean depth
~20 ft est.
Type
Hypereutrophic
Trend
Improving

Hulah Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Osage County, Oklahoma with an estimated average depth of about 20 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ODEQ, last sampled 2017-07-18. Grade methodology: LakeGrade methodology.

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Swimming Safety

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake

Water Quality Grade: Not rated

Very murky, less than 1 ft of visibility. Trophic State Index: 77.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)1 ft
PhosphorusNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No data
Trophic State Index (TSI)77Hypereutrophic

Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Average Depth~20 ft est.

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. Oklahoma has not published bathymetry for Hulah Lake.

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Water Quality Trend: Improving

Based on 4 years of monitoring data (2020-2025).

MetricTrendChange/YearYears
Water Clarity Improving+4.79 m/yr4
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Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
722 sq mi
Surface area
2,676 acres
Mean depth (modeled estimate)
~20 ft est.
Shoreline
16.6 mi
Elevation
738 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.

Where this data comes from

3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2017. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • North American Lake Management SocietyNALMS3 samples · 2017
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

Grade thresholds come from the U.S. EPA National Lakes Assessment 2022 Technical Support Document (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated.

Data Sources

Water quality data from the EPA Water Quality Portal

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion

Most recent sample: 2017-07-18

Monitoring stations: 1

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