Tom Steed Reservoir
Kiowa County, Oklahoma9,600 acresView mapDirections
Oklahoma DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Tom Steed Reservoir. Here is what has been measured.
- 79 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Tom Steed Reservoir in Kiowa County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.9 ft visibility. Surface area: 9600 acres.
Tom Steed Reservoir is a 9,600-acre lake in Kiowa County, Oklahoma with an estimated average depth of about 79 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 2023-10-16. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Tom Steed Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
- Big water9,600 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Tom Steed 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 Tom Steed Reservoir
These are the measurements Oklahoma DEQ publishes for Tom Steed Reservoir, 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 1.9 ft of visibility. TSI 68.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.9ft | 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. | 68 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~79 ft est.
Surface area
9,600 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 Tom Steed Reservoir.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
130 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
21.6 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,417 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
- Glen CreekPublic
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)
Tom Steed Reservoir is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Mountain Park Dam (completed 1975), built primarily for water supply on the West Otter Creek, North Fork of Red River; concrete-type dam, 133 ft tall and 535 ft long.
- Surface area
- 9,600 ac
- Normal storage
- 97,520 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 199,504 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 667 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID OK20502 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Tom Steed Reservoir
Where is Tom Steed Reservoir?
- Tom Steed Reservoir is a lake in Kiowa County, Oklahoma. Its water-quality measurements are published by Oklahoma DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Tom Steed Reservoir?
- Tom Steed Reservoir in Kiowa County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.9 ft visibility. Surface area: 9600 acres.
Is Tom Steed Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Tom Steed Reservoir?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Tom Steed Reservoir, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 79 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 9600 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Tom Steed Reservoir?
- Tom Steed Reservoir has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Glen Creek. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Tom Steed Reservoir?
- Tom Steed Reservoir 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
43 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_WQX43 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