Lake Stanley Draper
Cleveland County, Oklahoma2,900 acresView mapDirections
Oklahoma DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Stanley Draper. Here is what has been measured.
- 101 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Lake Stanley Draper in Cleveland County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4 ft visibility. Surface area: 2900 acres.
Lake Stanley Draper is a 2,900-acre lake in Cleveland County, Oklahoma with an estimated average depth of about 101 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ODEQ, last sampled 2023-10-17. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Stanley Draper is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
- Big water2,900 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Stanley Draper 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 Stanley Draper
These are the measurements Oklahoma DEQ publishes for Lake Stanley Draper, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 4 ft. TSI 57.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 4ft | 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. | 57 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~101 ft est.
Surface area
2,900 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 Stanley Draper.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
14 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
22.3 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,201 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 Stanley Draper MarinaPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Stanley Draper is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Stanley Draper (completed 1962), built primarily for water supply on the East Elm Creek; earth-type dam, 111 ft tall and 7,250 ft long.
- Surface area
- 2,900 ac
- Normal storage
- 100,000 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 148,000 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 13.07 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID OK02580 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Stanley Draper
Where is Lake Stanley Draper?
- Lake Stanley Draper is a lake in Cleveland 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 Stanley Draper?
- Lake Stanley Draper in Cleveland County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4 ft visibility. Surface area: 2900 acres.
Is Lake Stanley Draper safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Stanley Draper?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lake Stanley Draper, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 101 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 2900 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Lake Stanley Draper?
- Lake Stanley Draper has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lake Stanley Draper Marina. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Lake Stanley Draper?
- Lake Stanley Draper 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
48 measurements from 4 monitoring stations, 2016–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- OWRB Lakes Monitoring
OKWRB-LAKES_WQX48 samples · 2016–2023
Analytical methods
- OWRB Lakes Field Data Collection
- Determination of Turbidity
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