Lake Chickasha
Caddo County, Oklahoma820 acresView mapDirections
Oklahoma DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Chickasha. Here is what has been measured.
- 63 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Lake Chickasha in Caddo County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 70 µg/L. Surface area: 820 acres.
Lake Chickasha is a 820-acre lake in Caddo County, Oklahoma with an estimated average depth of about 63 feet. Water clarity 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 2021-09-27. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Chickasha is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch3 documented ramps
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Chickasha 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 Lake Chickasha
These are the measurements Oklahoma DEQ publishes for Lake Chickasha, 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 1.5 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 70 µg/L. TSI 68.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.5ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 70µg/L | Measured, not scored 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. | 68 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~63 ft est.
Surface area
820 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 Lake Chickasha.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
46 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
10.9 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,198 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
- Lake ChickashaPublic
- Lake ChickashaPublic
- Lake Chickasha DamPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Lake Chickasha
Water quality readings over time
3 seasons of samples on record (2012–2021). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Improving3 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+43.5 µg/L/yr2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Chickasha is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Chickasha Lake (completed 1958), built primarily for water supply on the Spring Creek; earth-type dam, 57 ft tall and 3,340 ft long.
- Surface area
- 820 ac
- Normal storage
- 41,080 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 79,850 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 73 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- City of Chickasha
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID OK02562 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Chickasha
Where is Lake Chickasha?
- Lake Chickasha is a lake in Caddo County, Oklahoma. Its water-quality measurements are published by Oklahoma DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Chickasha?
- Lake Chickasha in Caddo County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 70 µg/L. Surface area: 820 acres.
Is Lake Chickasha safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Chickasha?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lake Chickasha, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 63 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 820 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Lake Chickasha?
- Lake Chickasha has 3 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lake Chickasha, Lake Chickasha, Lake Chickasha Dam. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Lake Chickasha?
- Lake Chickasha 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
43 measurements from 4 monitoring stations, 2012–2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- OWRB Lakes Monitoring
OKWRB-LAKES_WQX28 samples · 2016–2021 - Delaware Nation, Oklahoma (Tribal)
DELAWARENATION15 samples · 2012–2013
Analytical methods
- OWRB Lakes Field Data Collection
- Determination of Turbidity
- 4500 P E ~ Phosphorus in Water by Colorimetry- Ascorbic Acid Method
Monitoring station identifiers (4)
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