Waxhoma Lake
Osage County, Oklahoma140 acresView mapDirections
Oklahoma DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Waxhoma Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 33 ft max depth
- Limited data
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Waxhoma Lake in Osage County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.6 ft visibility. Surface area: 140 acres.
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Waxhoma Lake is a 140-acre lake in Osage County, Oklahoma with an estimated average depth of about 33 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ODEQ, last sampled 2019-08-13. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Waxhoma 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 Waxhoma Lake
These are the measurements Oklahoma DEQ publishes for Waxhoma Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 4.6 ft. TSI 55.
| Metric | Value | EPA condition class |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | 4.6 ft | Measured, not scored |
| Phosphorus | No recent samples | |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No recent samples | |
| Trophic State Index (TSI) | 55 | Eutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
Lake Details
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Maximum Depth | ~33 ft est. |
| Average Depth | ~16 ft est. |
| Surface Area | 140 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 Waxhoma 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)
Waxhoma Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Waxhoma (completed 1955), built primarily for water supply on the Tr-Dog Thresher Cr; earth-type dam, 50 ft tall and 900 ft long.
- Surface area
- 140 ac
- Normal storage
- 2,000 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 2,900 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 3.86 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- City of Barnsdall
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID OK10731 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Waxhoma Lake
Where is Waxhoma Lake?
- Waxhoma Lake is a lake in Osage County, Oklahoma. Its water-quality measurements are published by Oklahoma DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Waxhoma Lake?
- Waxhoma Lake in Osage County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.6 ft visibility. Surface area: 140 acres.
Is Waxhoma Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Waxhoma Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Waxhoma Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 33 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 140 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
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)