Oologah Lake
Rogers County, OklahomaView mapDirections
Oklahoma DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Oologah Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 91 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Oologah Lake in Rogers County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 ft visibility.
Oologah Lake is a lake in Rogers County, Oklahoma with an estimated average depth of about 91 feet. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 11 public boat landings.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ODEQ, last sampled 2023-11-07. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Oologah Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch11 documented ramps
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Oologah 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 Oologah Lake
These are the measurements Oklahoma DEQ publishes for Oologah 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 3.3 ft of visibility. TSI 60.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 3.3ft | 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. | 60 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~91 ft est.
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 Oologah Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
4,300 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
28,345 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
104.8 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
640 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
- Blue Creek ParkPublic
- Clermont ParkPublic
- Hawthorn BluffPublic
- Spencer CreekPublic
- Verdigris River ParkPublic
- Sunnyside Ramp - City of TalalaPublic
Showing 6 of 11 documented landings from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory.
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
Public campgrounds near Oologah Lake
- Spencer Creek4.7 kmReserve
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Fishing Oologah Lake
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2017–2019). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Worsening2 years
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Frequently asked questions about Oologah Lake
Where is Oologah Lake?
- Oologah Lake is a lake in Rogers County, Oklahoma. Its water-quality measurements are published by Oklahoma DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Oologah Lake?
- Oologah Lake in Rogers County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 ft visibility.
Is Oologah Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Oologah Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Oologah Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 91 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
Are there boat ramps on Oologah Lake?
- Oologah Lake has 11 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Blue Creek Park, Clermont Park, Hawthorn Bluff, Spencer Creek, among others. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Oologah Lake?
- Oologah Lake has 11 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.
Are there campgrounds on Oologah Lake?
- Oologah Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Spencer Creek. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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Where this data comes from
79 measurements from 7 monitoring stations, 2016–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- OWRB Lakes Monitoring
OKWRB-LAKES_WQX79 samples · 2016–2023
Analytical methods
- OWRB Lakes Field Data Collection
- Determination of Turbidity
Monitoring station identifiers (7)
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
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles