Meeker Lake
Lincoln County, Oklahoma520 acresView mapDirections
Oklahoma DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Meeker Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Impaired · Algal growth
- 40 ft max depth
- Limited data
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Meeker Lake in Lincoln County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 0.8 ft visibility. Surface area: 520 acres.
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Meeker Lake is a 520-acre lake in Lincoln County, Oklahoma with an estimated average depth of about 40 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ODEQ, last sampled 2019-09-04. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Meeker Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, mercury, turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Meeker Lake 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 Meeker Lake
These are the measurements Oklahoma DEQ publishes for Meeker Lake, 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 0.8 ft of visibility. TSI 81.
| Metric | Value | EPA condition class |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | 0.8 ft | Measured, not scored |
| Phosphorus | No recent samples | |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No recent samples | |
| Trophic State Index (TSI) | 81 | Hypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
Lake Details
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Maximum Depth | ~40 ft est. |
| Average Depth | ~13 ft est. |
| Surface Area | 520 acres |
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Oklahoma has not published bathymetry for Meeker Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
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.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Meeker Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the SCS-Quapaw Creek Site-15 (completed 1970), built primarily for flood risk reduction on the South Quapaw Creek; earth-type dam, 49 ft tall and 2,745 ft long.
- Surface area
- 520 ac
- Normal storage
- 2,350 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 9,000 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 11.4 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- LINCOLN COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID OK02135 · Operator website
EPA Impairment Status
Meeker Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit OK520700040370_00 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Meeker Lake
Where is Meeker Lake?
- Meeker Lake is a lake in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. Its water-quality measurements are published by Oklahoma DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Meeker Lake?
- Meeker Lake in Lincoln County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 0.8 ft visibility. Surface area: 520 acres.
Is Meeker Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Meeker Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, mercury, turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Meeker Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Meeker Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 40 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 520 acres.
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Where this data comes from
12 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2018–2019. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- OWRB Lakes Monitoring
OKWRB-LAKES_WQX12 samples · 2018–2019
Analytical methods
- OWRB Lakes Field Data Collection
Monitoring station identifiers (3)
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
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)