Lakes / Oklahoma / Alfalfa County / Great Salt Plains Reservoir
Great Salt Plains Reservoir, Oklahoma
8,296.04 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oklahoma
36.73 degrees N, 98.19 degrees W - Alfalfa County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Great Salt Plains Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 95% of the 376 lakes counted in Oklahoma.
- About 95 miles from Oklahoma City, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oknoname 093011 Reservoir | Major | 40 mi | 28.17 acres |
| Upper Black Bear Creek Site 30 Reservoir | Garfield | 41 mi | 25.95 acres |
| Upper Black Bear Creek Site 40 Reservoir | Garfield | 42 mi | 38.8 acres |
| Upper Black Bear Creek Site 29 Reservoir | Garfield | 42 mi | 27.68 acres |
| Upper Red Rock Creek Site 46 Reservoir | Garfield | 44 mi | 30.15 acres |
| Lake Blackwell | Kay | 46 mi | 100.08 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Oklahoma
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eufaula Lake | Pittsburg | 100,734.12 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Texoma | Marshall | 59,414.43 acres | - |
| 3 | Grand Lake O' The Cherokees | Delaware | 38,902.36 acres | - |
| 4 | Robert S Kerr Reservoir | Haskell | 35,795.91 acres | - |
| 5 | Oologah Lake | Rogers | 29,728.7 acres | - |
All 376 Oklahoma lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 145195421). Verified October 30, 2026.