Lake Konawa
Seminole County, Oklahoma1,350 acresView mapDirections
Oklahoma DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Konawa. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Limited data
Lake Konawa in Seminole County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 50 µg/L. Surface area: 1350 acres.
Lake Konawa is a 1,350-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Seminole County, Oklahoma. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 3 other monitored lakes in Seminole County, Lake Konawa ranks #2 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ODEQ, last sampled 2019-09-10. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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What Lake Konawa is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water1,350 acres
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 Lake Konawa 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 Konawa
These are the measurements Oklahoma DEQ publishes for Lake Konawa, 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 3.1 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 50 µg/L. TSI 61.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 3.1ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 50µg/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. | 61 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
1,350 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Konawa, so its depth is not documented here.
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Stays near Lake Konawa
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Fishing Lake Konawa
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 7 years of monitoring (2012–2019).
Water clarity
Improving3 years
Phosphorus
Improving-3.31 µg/L/yr6 years
Chlorophyll-a
Worsening+1.3 µg/L/yr2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Konawa is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Konawa Lake (completed 1968), built primarily for other on the Jumper Creek; earth-type dam, 61 ft tall and 3,400 ft long.
- Surface area
- 1,350 ac
- Normal storage
- 23,000 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 41,000 ac-ft
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- OG&E
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID OK02350 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Konawa
Where is Lake Konawa?
- Lake Konawa is a lake in Seminole 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 Konawa?
- Lake Konawa in Seminole County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 50 µg/L. Surface area: 1350 acres.
Is Lake Konawa safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
61 measurements from 5 monitoring stations, 2012–2019. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma (Tribal)
SNEPO_WQX37 samples · 2012–2016 - OWRB Lakes Monitoring
OKWRB-LAKES_WQX24 samples · 2016–2019
Analytical methods
- OWRB Lakes Field Data Collection
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.