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Data Report

152
Monitored lakes sampled
D
Average readings
0%
low nutrient and algae readings
57.2%
On impaired list

Oklahoma nutrient and algae readings

Cleanest lakes in Oklahoma

Cleanest combined nutrient and algae readings, 2026.

  1. 1.Lake Texoma — Grayson County4.2 ft clarity · 36 µg/L P · 13 µg/L chl-a
  2. 2.Grand Lake — Delaware County1.6 ft clarity · 720 µg/L P
  3. 3.Wes Watkins Reservoir — Pottawatomie County1.8 ft clarity · 32 µg/L P · 18 µg/L chl-a
  4. 4.Lake Nahni Waiya Tuskahomma — Pushmataha County250 µg/L P
  5. 5.Lake Sardis Clayton — Pushmataha County260 µg/L P
  6. 6.Lake Hugo Hugo — Choctaw County430 µg/L P

Highest measured algae

Highest measured chlorophyll-a (algae) concentration.

  1. 1.Lake Texoma — Johnston County233 µg/L chlorophyll-a
  2. 2.Lake Thunderbird — Cleveland County29 µg/L chlorophyll-a
  3. 3.Thunderbird Lake Nature Center — Pottawatomie County29 µg/L chlorophyll-a
  4. 4.Coon Creek Lake — Kay County24 µg/L chlorophyll-a
  5. 5.Lake Texoma — Marshall County23 µg/L chlorophyll-a
  6. 6.Thunderbird Lake Fisherman'S — Cleveland County21 µg/L chlorophyll-a

Trending lakes

Improving

  1. 1.Grand Lake — Delaware County
  2. 2.Lake Konawa — Seminole County
  3. 3.Eucha Lake — Delaware County
  4. 4.Sportsman Lake — Seminole County
  5. 5.Wewoka Lake — Seminole County
  6. 6.Sandy Beach Lake — Osage County
  7. 7.Osage Cove Lake — Osage County
  8. 8.Thunderbird Lake Hog Creek — Cleveland County

Declining

  1. 1.Greenleaf Lake — Muskogee County
  2. 2.Spavinaw Lake — Mayes County
  3. 3.Lake Sardis Clayton — Pushmataha County
  4. 4.Fairfax Lake — Osage County
  5. 5.Oologah Lake — Rogers County
  6. 6.Sardis Lake — Pushmataha County
  7. 7.Foss Reservoir — Custer County
  8. 8.Langston Lake — Logan County

Impaired waters in Oklahoma

87 lakes appear on the EPA/state 303(d) impaired-waters list (81 formally listed, 20 with a cleanup plan/TMDL).

Mercury · 49Turbidity · 48Algal growth · 34Oxygen depletion (low DO) · 24pH / acidity · 11Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen) · 5Metals (other than mercury) · 5Pathogens (E. coli, fecal) · 3

Readings combine total phosphorus, total nitrogen, chlorophyll-a, and turbidity from the EPA Water Quality Portal and state agencies. See the full methodology, the national State of America’s Lakes report, or all Oklahoma lakes.

Cite this report: LakeQuality, “The State of Oklahoma's Lakes 2026”.