Lakes / Oklahoma / Pittsburg County / Lake McAlester
Lake McAlester, Oklahoma
1,484.36 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oklahoma
35.03 degrees N, 95.83 degrees W - Pittsburg 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 Lake McAlester Stacks Up
- Larger than 89% of the 376 lakes counted in Oklahoma.
- About 56 miles from Muskogee, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Talawanda Number Two | Pittsburg | 3.8 mi | 280.8 acres |
| Lake Talawanda Number One | Pittsburg | 4.3 mi | 101.6 acres |
| Prison Lake | Pittsburg | 5.4 mi | 56.83 acres |
| Fin and Feather Lake | Pittsburg | 6.2 mi | 61.04 acres |
| Krebs Lake | Pittsburg | 8.4 mi | 27.52 acres |
| Crowder Reservoir | Pittsburg | 11 mi | 28.5 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake McAlester
How Big Is Lake McAlester?
Lake McAlester covers 1,484.36 acres in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
What Is the Largest Lake in Pittsburg County?
Eufaula Lake is the largest lake in Pittsburg County, at 100,734.12 acres.
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 148449832). Verified October 30, 2026.