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Noble County, Oklahoma · Water Quality Report Card

Perry Lake

Grade Not rated
Limited DataHypereutrophic

Perry Lake in Noble County, Oklahoma is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Water clarity: 1.5 ft visibility.

Clarity
1.5 ft
Mean depth
~7 ft est.
Type
Hypereutrophic
Trend
Improving

Perry Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Noble County, Oklahoma with an estimated average depth of about 7 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ODEQ, last sampled 2024-11-12. Grade methodology: LakeGrade methodology.

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Swimming Safety

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake

Water Quality Grade: Not rated

Very murky, less than 1.5 ft of visibility. Trophic State Index: 71.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)1.5 ft
PhosphorusNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No data
Trophic State Index (TSI)71Hypereutrophic

Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Average Depth~7 ft est.

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. Oklahoma has not published bathymetry for Perry Lake.

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Water Quality Trend: Improving

Based on 2 years of monitoring data (2020-2025).

MetricTrendChange/YearYears
Water Clarity Improving+2.25 m/yr2

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Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
16 sq mi
Surface area
507 acres
Mean depth (modeled estimate)
~7 ft est.
Shoreline
6.1 mi
Elevation
1,089 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.

Where this data comes from

32 measurements from 4 monitoring stations, 2019–2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • OWRB Lakes MonitoringOKWRB-LAKES_WQX32 samples · 2019–2024

Analytical methods

  • OWRB Lakes Field Data Collection
  • Determination of Turbidity
Monitoring station identifiers (4)

Grade thresholds come from the U.S. EPA National Lakes Assessment 2022 Technical Support Document (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated.

Data Sources

Water quality data from the EPA Water Quality Portal

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion

Most recent sample: 2024-11-12

Monitoring stations: 4

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