Mcgee Creek Reservoir
Atoka County, Oklahoma13,524 acresView mapDirections
Oklahoma DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Mcgee Creek Reservoir. Here is what has been measured.
- 69 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Mcgee Creek Reservoir in Atoka County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.4 ft visibility. Surface area: 13524 acres.
Mcgee Creek Reservoir is a 13,524-acre lake in Atoka County, Oklahoma with an estimated average depth of about 69 feet. 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 Mcgee Creek Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch3 documented ramps
- Big water13,524 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Mcgee Creek Reservoir 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 Mcgee Creek Reservoir
These are the measurements Oklahoma DEQ publishes for Mcgee Creek Reservoir, 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 5.4 ft. TSI 53.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 5.4ft | 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. | 53 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~69 ft est.
Surface area
13,524 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 Mcgee Creek Reservoir.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
175 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
52.5 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
594 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
- Grassy HollowPublic
- Buster HightPublic
- PotapoPublic
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)
Mcgee Creek Reservoir is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Mcgee Creek Dike (completed 1987), built primarily for water supply on the Mcgee Creek; gravity-type dam, 64 ft tall and 4,462 ft long.
- Surface area
- 13,524 ac
- Normal storage
- 113,350 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 290,661 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 178 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID OK22194 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Mcgee Creek Reservoir
Where is Mcgee Creek Reservoir?
- Mcgee Creek Reservoir is a lake in Atoka County, Oklahoma. Its water-quality measurements are published by Oklahoma DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Mcgee Creek Reservoir?
- Mcgee Creek Reservoir in Atoka County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.4 ft visibility. Surface area: 13524 acres.
Is Mcgee Creek Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Mcgee Creek Reservoir?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Mcgee Creek Reservoir, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 69 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 13524 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Mcgee Creek Reservoir?
- Mcgee Creek Reservoir has 3 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Grassy Hollow, Buster Hight, Potapo. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Mcgee Creek Reservoir?
- Mcgee Creek Reservoir 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
40 measurements from 5 monitoring stations, 2017–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- OWRB Lakes Monitoring
OKWRB-LAKES_WQX40 samples · 2017–2023
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
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory