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Cherokee County, Oklahoma
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Cherokee County has Tahlequah as its seat and recorded 47,078 residents in 2020. County waters on the ODWC pages carry the ODWC Northeast Region label.
Fort Gibson Lake heads a list of 2 paged lakes inside the county line. Corps recreation data shows 39 Corps-listed ramps inside county lines. Recent ODWC stocking tables hold 2 stocking rows for the county.
2lake pages
39Corps ramps
2river pages
2stocking rows
Census 2020 population; ODWC Where To Fish pages and NHD lake outlines; USACE Tulsa District recreation features; ODWC stocking reports 2024 and 2025; read November 3, 2026.
Map
Corps ramps and lakes of Cherokee County on one map
USACE Tulsa District ramp and fishing feature points; GNIS and NHD lake points; river points as noted on each river page; read November 3, 2026.
Acres, depth, shoreline and volume as printed on the ODWC Where To Fish page. NHD outline acreage where ODWC prints none; ramps from the USACE Tulsa District layer; read November 3, 2026.
US Geological Survey provisional data, retrieved Nov 11, 2026 11:33 pm ET. Provisional readings can be revised.
ODWC Where To Fish river pages, USGS GNIS names, USACE ramps and USGS gauges (live readings); read November 3, 2026.
Access
Corps and park ramps in Cherokee County
Ang Club Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete, courtesy dock
Barnacle Bill's Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete, USACE use fee
Blackgum Landing Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete
Burnt Cabin Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 3 lanes, concrete
Caney Ridge Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete
Carlisle Cove Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete, USACE use fee
Carters Landing Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 2 lanes, concrete, USACE use fee
Cherokee Landing Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete, courtesy dock, USACE use fee
Chicken Creek Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete, USACE use fee
Chicken Creek South Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 3 lanes, concrete, courtesy dock, USACE use fee
Cookson Bend Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete
Cookson Bend Marina Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete, courtesy dock, USACE use fee
Cookson Bend W Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete, USACE use fee
Elk Creek Landing S Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete, courtesy dock, USACE use fee
Elk Creek Marina Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete
Etta Bend Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete
Horseshoe Bend Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete
Muskogee Boat Club Boat Ramp on Fort Gibson LakeFort Gibson Lake, 1 lane, concrete, courtesy dock
Pettit Bay Area I East Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete
Pettit Bay Area I West Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete, courtesy dock
Pettit Bay Ii Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete, courtesy dock
Pettit Bay Marina Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete, USACE use fee
Sequoyah State Park Boat Ramp on Fort Gibson LakeFort Gibson Lake, 2 lanes, concrete
Sequoyah State Park Cherokee Campground Boat Ramp on Fort Gibson LakeFort Gibson Lake, 2 lanes, concrete, courtesy dock
Sequoyah State Park North East Boat Ramp on Fort Gibson LakeFort Gibson Lake, 1 lane, concrete, USACE use fee
Sequoyah State Park Paradise Come Marina Boat Ramp on Fort Gibson LakeFort Gibson Lake, 1 lane, concrete, courtesy dock
Sequoyah State Park South East Boat Ramp on Fort Gibson LakeFort Gibson Lake, 2 lanes, concrete, courtesy dock, USACE use fee
Sequoyah State Park South West Boat Ramp on Fort Gibson LakeFort Gibson Lake, 1 lane, concrete, USACE use fee
Sixshooter Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete, USACE use fee
Sizemore Landing Boat Ramp 1 on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete, courtesy dock, USACE use fee
Sizemore Landing Boat Ramp 2 on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete, courtesy dock, USACE use fee
Snake Creek Boat Ramp 1 on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 2 lanes, concrete, courtesy dock, USACE use fee
Snake Creek Boat Ramp 2 on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete, USACE use fee
Snake Creek Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete
Snake Creek Marina Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete, USACE use fee
Snake Creek Marina Canoe Launch on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete, USACE use fee
Standing Rock Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete, USACE use fee
Tenkiller Harbor Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Ferry LakeTenkiller Ferry Lake, 1 lane, concrete
Wildwood Boat Ramp on Fort Gibson LakeFort Gibson Lake, 1 lane, concrete, courtesy dock, USACE use fee
Only ramps in the USACE Tulsa District layer appear; parks and towns run others.
USACE Tulsa District recreation features (boat ramp layer, inventory year 2021), read November 3, 2026. USACE Tulsa District recreation features (fishing feature layer), read November 3, 2026.
Treat these as dated report values: the Corps morning report states no datum.
USACE Tulsa District Daily Morning Reservoir Report, reading of 03 NOV 2026 @ 08:00 CDT (one dated reading, not live; feet as printed, datum not printed).
Stocking
Where ODWC hatchery fish landed in Cherokee County
Year
Water
Species (as printed)
Number
Size (in)
2024
Cookson WMA
Bluegill
70
6
2024
Cookson WMA
Redear Sunfish
30
6
ODWC Fisheries Division Public Stocking Reports 2024 and 2025 (2025 report, 2024 report), species abbreviations as printed (LMB = largemouth bass), read November 3, 2026.
Regulations
Oklahoma keeper rules as they stand in Cherokee County
In Cherokee County, the statewide table holds except where ODWC prints a rule for a named area. An annual license from ODWC runs $31 for Oklahomans and $81 for visiting anglers.
In rivers and streams: black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted): six combined per day, only one of which may be a smallmouth bass. Largemouth and smallmouth bass must be 14 inches or longer. No size limit on spotted bass.
Exceptions to statewide limits in Cherokee County (4)
Area
Limits
Methods and restrictions
Fort Gibson
All crappie: 15 combined per day/10-inch minimum.
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Tenkiller
(Downstream from Horseshoe Bend boat ramp to dam) All crappie: 15 combined per day/10-inch minimum.
(Downstream from Horseshoe Bend boat ramp to dam) Prohibited methods: gigs and spears downstream of Horseshoe Bend boat ramp. Speargunning is legal when used with scuba, except taking flathead catfish from June 15 through July 15 is prohibited.
Barren Fork Creek
Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.
Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person.
Upper Illinois River & Tributaries
Illinois River upstream from Horseshoe Bend boat ramp, Barren Fork Creek and Flint Creek; black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted): six combined per day, only one of which may be a smallmouth bass. Largemouth and smallmouth bass must be 14 inches or longer. No size limit on spotted bass.
Prohibited methods: snagging and noodling. Bowfishing, speargunning, and gigging are prohibited, except for the following methods/seasons: Upstream from the Horseshoe Bend boat ramp to State Highway 51/U.S. 62 bridge: Gigging is permitted from Dec. 1 to March 1. Speargunning is permitted from Dec. 1
Yellow Pages listings, ODWC Bait & Tackle Nearby lists and the ODWC licensed fishing guide list (guides matched by the waters they list), read November 3, 2026.
Nearby
Close to the Cherokee County shoreline
Towns in Cherokee County with a bed and a diner
Tahlequahpop. 16,209
Park Hillpop. 3,193
Counties sharing a fence line with Cherokee County
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