Lakes / Oklahoma / Cleveland County / Lake Thunderbird
Lake Thunderbird, Oklahoma
5,498.23 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oklahoma
35.23 degrees N, 97.26 degrees W - Cleveland 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 Thunderbird Stacks Up
- Larger than 94% of the 376 lakes counted in Oklahoma.
- The largest lake in Cleveland County among those counted.
- About 10 miles from Norman, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Lake | Cleveland | 4.0 mi | 37.31 acres |
| Lazy Day Lake | Cleveland | 9.7 mi | 30.39 acres |
| Stanley Draper Lake | Cleveland | 9.8 mi | 2,496.43 acres |
| Shawnee Reservoir | Pottawatomie | 12 mi | 1,785.7 acres |
| Salt Creek Site 6 Reservoir | Pottawatomie | 17 mi | 27.92 acres |
| Tecumseh Lake | Pottawatomie | 17 mi | 156.55 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Thunderbird
How Big Is Lake Thunderbird?
Lake Thunderbird covers 5,498.23 acres in Cleveland County, Oklahoma.
What Is the Largest Lake in Cleveland County?
Lake Thunderbird is the largest lake in Cleveland County, at 5,498.23 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 130658516). Verified October 30, 2026.