Lake O the Cherokees fishing: Rock Bass

Reservoir · Oklahoma

Lake O the Cherokees, Oklahoma: Rock Bass.

Lake O the Cherokees fishing: Rock Bass 1

Reservoir

Surface area: 2,874 acres4.5 mi²from the mapped waterbody polygon; varies with water level
Fish species: 3
Access: open to the public

Water claritynow 2.9 ft

Lake O the Cherokees fishing: Rock Bass

Target species: Rock Bass

The reservoir

Lake O the Cherokees covers 2,874 acres in Oklahoma, across Delaware County. It is a reservoir. Our records hold 3 species for this water.

Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP 2021 — USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP 2021 aerial imagery (USGS The National Map) · Public domain

The target fish: Rock Bass

Rock Bass — Feeding water: 65–75°F.

Also recorded here: Bighead Carp, Common Carp.

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 60°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 8.2. These readings span 2017–2020. The latest reading is from 2020, more than three years ago: read these numbers as history, not as the water today.

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Bighead Carp

Bighead Carp

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis

Cyprinidae

48 in110 lb10 yr

20 watersGame fish

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain)·Photos: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP 2021 aerial imagery (USGS The National Map), Public domain

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