LAKE DESCRIPTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Public Lakes in Oklahoma are owned and operated by either the Wildlife Department, cities, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Grand River Dam Authority, the Division of State Parks, the U.S. Forest Service or the Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company.

Department of Wildlife Fishing Areas:
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation owns and manages 15 small lakes ranging in size from 30 to 263 acres.

Information and maps about these lakes and their location can be obtained in a booklet entitled “Department Lakes” available for $2 from the ODWC Fisheries Division office. Special fishing regulations for these lakes are listed on pages 12-15. The Department lakes include:


Grand River Dam Authority: 
The lakes owned and operated by the Grand River Dam Authority are:

Name Acres Phone
Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees 59,200 (918) 256-5545
Hudson Lake 10,900 (918) 256-5545
W. R. Holway (Pumpback) 712 (918) 256-5545

Oklahoma Division of State Parks:
The lakes owned and operated by the Division of State Parks (1-800/654-8240, before 5:00 p.m.) include:

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.:

U.S. Forest Service:
Four small lakes owned by the U.S. Forest Service include:

Federal Reservoirs 
Federal Lakes are large reservoirs constructed for multiple purposes including flood control, water supply, irrigation, hydropower, navigation, recreation and fish and wildlife. Such lakes may be operated and controlled by either the US Army Corps of Engineers (918/669-7339) or the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (405/231-4515).

Bureau of Reclamation:

US Army Corps of Engineers:

Daily information on lake levels, water releases and water clarity: (918) 669-7521.

Selected Municipal Lakes:
Municipal lakes are city owned and operated primarily for water supply and recreational purposes. Anglers usually must obtain city permits to boat and fish and many have special boating and/or fishing regulations set by city ordinances.
Selected municipal lakes include: