Lake Thunderbird

Lake Thunderbird: access and conditions

Its coordinates are 35.2207, -97.2381. It lies at roughly 1,039 feet of elevation. The Little River carries the outflow.

Public access at Lake Thunderbird covers 1 named swimming spot. These come from Recreation.gov (RIDB). Lake Thunderbird are on the list. None is staffed by a lifeguard unless the managing agency posts one.

The level comes from gauge 07229900, Lake Thunderbird near Norman, OK, and carries the time it was taken. The last value stored here, 1,036.55 ft, is from 2026-09-09. Full pool is 1,039.0 ft. The Corps of Engineers puts the top of the flood pool at 1,049.4 ft. The top of the dam sits at 1,071.0 ft. A low pool exposes stumps and mud in the shallow arms of the lake.

Check the operating agency for advisories before any water contact, especially for blue-green algae in late summer. There is no water temperature sensor here, so only air conditions are shown. Season dates vary by park; the operating agency publishes them each spring.

The closest lakes in this guide are Lake Stanley Draper (Oklahoma, 10 mi), Arcadia Lake (Oklahoma, 30 mi) and Lake Hefner (Oklahoma, 31 mi). In all, 40 lakes in Oklahoma are covered here.