Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Oklahoma by maximum depth (ft)
The estimated greatest depth of the water in a lake can be measured at the lake’s normal elevation. If the water volume and surface area of a lake are known, an estimate of the lake’s average depth can be calculated:Water volume ÷ Surface Area = Average Depth
Example: 1,000,000 acre-feet ÷ 20,000 acres = 50 feet average depth.
You can find many of the the world’s deepest lakes on LakeLubbers. If you sort the list, you will find the (maximum depth of) the shallowest lakes in our database. Note: For some lakes, lake depth data is unknown, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 48 articles we have published for Oklahoma lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Southwest Region > Oklahoma > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Oklahoma, only the 48 Oklahoma lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Max depth in feet | Lake description |
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Arcadia Lake, OK (Frontier Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
49 ft | Arcadia Lake is one of the Southwest’s newest lakes. In the Frontier Country Region of central Oklahoma, forest meets grassland to create a unique are … |
Spavinaw Lake, OK (Green Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
46 ft | Also known as Lower Spavinaw Reservoir, Spavinaw Reservoir The tiny town of Spavinaw, in Oklahoma’s Green Country Region, guards Spavinaw Lake – the principal water supply for the City of Tulsa over fifty mile … |
Waurika Lake, OK (Great Plains Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
46 ft | Also known as Waurika Reservoir, Lake Waurika Located on Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Red River, Waurika Lake was created to provide flood damage reduction, irrigation, water supply, water qua … |
Lake Wister, OK (Kiamichi Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
44 ft | Also known as Wister Lake, Wister Reservoir Lake Wister, in southeastern Oklahoma’s Kiamichi Country, is a reservoir created by damming the Poteau River — the only river that flows north in Okl … |
Heyburn Lake, OK (Green Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
32 ft | In the Green Country of northeastern Oklahoma, Heyburn Lake lies in a setting of gently sloping hills with a thickly wooded area that celebrates each … |
Canton Lake, OK (Oklahoma, Red Carpet Country, OK, US Southwest Region, USA) |
30 ft | Canton Lake is an expansive body of water in northwestern Oklahoma’s Red Carpet Country (named for its red soil). The United States Army Corps of Engi … |
Lake Overholser, OK (Frontier Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
13 ft | Constructed in 1919, Lake Overholser is the oldest and smallest of three reservoirs that serve Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Connected to nearby Lake Hefne … |