Weleetka Lake
Okfuskee County, Oklahoma59 acresView mapDirections
Oklahoma DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Weleetka Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 52 ft max depth
- Limited data
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Weleetka Lake in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.2 ft visibility. Surface area: 59 acres.
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Weleetka Lake is a 59-acre lake in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma with an estimated average depth of about 52 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ODEQ, last sampled 2020-08-04. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Weleetka 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 Weleetka Lake
These are the measurements Oklahoma DEQ publishes for Weleetka 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 3.2 ft of visibility. TSI 60.
| Metric | Value | EPA condition class |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | 3.2 ft | Measured, not scored |
| Phosphorus | No recent samples | |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No recent samples | |
| Trophic State Index (TSI) | 60 | Eutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
Lake Details
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Maximum Depth | ~52 ft est. |
| Average Depth | ~9 ft est. |
| Surface Area | 59 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 Weleetka 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)
Weleetka Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Weleetka (completed 1923), built primarily for water supply on the Tr-North Canadian Riv; earth-type dam, 45 ft tall and 1,978 ft long.
- Surface area
- 59 ac
- Normal storage
- 385 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 620 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 2.05 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Town of Weleetka
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID OK10076 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Weleetka Lake
Where is Weleetka Lake?
- Weleetka Lake is a lake in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. Its water-quality measurements are published by Oklahoma DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Weleetka Lake?
- Weleetka Lake in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma has water-quality measurements published by Oklahoma DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.2 ft visibility. Surface area: 59 acres.
Is Weleetka Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Weleetka Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Weleetka Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 52 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 59 acres.
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Where this data comes from
10 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2019–2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- OWRB Lakes Monitoring
OKWRB-LAKES_WQX10 samples · 2019–2020
Analytical methods
- OWRB Lakes Field Data Collection
- Determination of Turbidity
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
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)