Lakes / Oklahoma / Wagoner County / Vans Lake
Vans Lake, Oklahoma
66.7 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oklahoma
35.88 degrees N, 95.40 degrees W - Wagoner 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 Vans Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 54% of the 376 lakes counted in Oklahoma.
- About 9 miles from Muskogee, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Gibson Lake | Cherokee | 8.8 mi | 17,901.9 acres |
| Horseshoe Lake | Muskogee | 9.5 mi | 69.95 acres |
| Oknoname 101008 Reservoir | Muskogee | 10 mi | 29.41 acres |
| Ross Lake | Muskogee | 10 mi | 52.71 acres |
| Taft Lake Number 3 | Muskogee | 12 mi | 55.6 acres |
| Lock and Dam 18 | Wagoner | 16 mi | 274.53 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 130170240). Verified October 30, 2026.