Veteran'S Lake
Lincoln County, OklahomaView mapDirections
Oklahoma DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Veteran'S Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Veteran'S Lake in Lincoln County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 297.5 µg/L.
Veteran'S Lake is a lake in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ODEQ, last sampled 2020-09-17. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Veteran'S 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 Veteran'S Lake
These are the measurements Oklahoma DEQ publishes for Veteran'S Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 297.5 µg/L. TSI 86.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 298µg/L | Measured, not scored 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. | 86 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2018–2020). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Phosphorus
Improving-262.5 µg/L/yr2 years
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Frequently asked questions about Veteran'S Lake
Where is Veteran'S Lake?
- Veteran'S 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 Veteran'S Lake?
- Veteran'S Lake in Lincoln County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 297.5 µg/L.
Is Veteran'S Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
16 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2018–2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Sac and Fox Nation (Tribal)
SFNOES_WQX16 samples · 2018–2020
Analytical methods
- Metals in Water by ICP-AES
- Turbidity by Nephelometry
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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.