However, after the installation of a treatment system on the nearby Oneida Number One Tunnel, the water quality rapidly improved and fish were introduced into it.

[2] The lake is on Sugarloaf Creek, but also receives water from the Oneida Number One Tunnel.

[4] The land immediately north and east of Lake Choctaw has a zoning designation of C-1.

Additionally, the lake serves as an oxidation/precipitation basin, helping to remove aluminum from the water discharged by the Oneida Number One Tunnel.

[5] The pH of Lake Choctaw was between 4.5 and 5.0 prior to the installation of a treatment system at the Oneida Number One Tunnel in 2000.

However, in modern times, it is stocked with fish provided by the Zion Grove Trout Fishery.