OklahomaReservoirDelaware County

Grand Lake o' the Cherokees

Fed by the Neosho River, Grand Lake o' the Cherokees holds roughly 46,456 acres of water in Oklahoma. Its shoreline falls inside Delaware County. Management is in the hands of Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA). The gauge last read 742.67 ft.

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CountiesDelaware County

Coordinates36.6119, -94.8415

Surface area46,456 acres

RiverNeosho River

Managed byGrand River Dam Authority (GRDA)

Swimming beaches on Grand Lake o' the Cherokees

No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.

Grand Lake o' the Cherokees on the map

Lake center, swimming spots and access points.

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Weather and water temperature

Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.

Weather data by Open-Meteo

Grand Lake o' the Cherokees: access and conditions

The center of the lake is at 36.6119, -94.8415. The Neosho River carries the outflow. It lies at roughly 745 feet of elevation.

The nearest mapped swimming spot is Sequoyah State Park on Fort Gibson Lake, roughly 52 miles away. No named swimming beach is mapped at Grand Lake o' the Cherokees in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Access is through whatever the operating agency provides on the ground, so check with them first. Where there is no marked beach, entry is usually from a boat ramp or an unimproved bank.

Station 07190000, Lake O' the Cherokees at Langley, OK, publishes the water surface elevation used here. The last value stored here, 742.67 ft, is from 2026-09-09. Check the reading the morning you go if your plan depends on a specific ramp.

Most Oklahoma day-use areas open for the summer season and close outside it. Algae blooms are seasonal and local: look for posted signs at the ramp or park entrance. Water temperature is not measured at this lake by any public agency we read.

If Grand Lake o' the Cherokees is busy, the nearest alternatives here are Spavinaw Lake (Oklahoma, 18 mi), Lake Eucha (Oklahoma, 19 mi) and Lake Hudson (Oklahoma, 32 mi). In all, 40 lakes in Oklahoma are covered here.