Overview
Hugo Lake is a roughly 11,600-acre reservoir on the Kiamichi River in Choctaw County, about seven miles east of Hugo in southeastern Oklahoma. It is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control, water supply, recreation, and fish and wildlife in the Red River basin. The project is one of the primary Corps lakes serving the Kiamichi watershed and nearby communities in southeastern Oklahoma.
At conservation pool the lake has about 99 miles of shoreline and a maximum depth near 52 feet, with a relatively shallow average depth around 11 feet. Broad flats, standing timber, and the Kiamichi channel create a productive but snaggy basin typical of southeastern Oklahoma Corps lakes, with creek arms and flooded timber that hold fish through much of the year and reward careful navigation.
Hugo is fished for largemouth bass, crappie, catfish, and sunfish, with fisheries managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Corps parks, campgrounds, and boat ramps provide public access, and surrounding public lands support hunting as well as water recreation in the Kiamichi country for both local and regional visitors.
Water levels are managed by the Corps around a conservation pool of 404.5 feet above mean sea level (NGVD29), with flood-control storage extending to 437.5 feet. Kiamichi River floods can fill the flood pool quickly, so monitoring current lake levels is important for boating safety, fishing, ramp use, and shoreline access when the project is storing runoff.
Current Conditions
Hugo Lake is currently 1.98 feet below full pool and has fallen slightly over the past week.
- 7-day trendFallingLatest movement can differ from the seven-day trend.
- 7-day changeDown 0.33 ft
- 30-day changeDown 1.37 ft
- Drought conditionsModerate Drought
About This Lake
Learn how this lake is managed, what affects its water level, and where Lake Insights gets its data.
Hugo Lake is a 11,592-acre reservoir on the Kiamichi River managed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.