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Lake Ellsworth is a lake in Caddo and Comanche counties in the state of Oklahoma in the United States. [1] It was built by the City of Lawton, Oklahoma in 1962, primarily to serve as a water supply source for Lawton and the surrounding area. The nearest community is Elgin, Oklahoma. [5]
Lake Jed Johnson, named for Jed Johnson (1888–1963), is third largest of thirteen small reservoirs in the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, located in southwestern Oklahoma. Lawton, Oklahoma , southeast of the lake and the fourth largest city in the state, is the nearest major population center.
Lawton was the former home to the Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry, a basketball team. The team moved in 2007 from Oklahoma City to Lawton, where they won two Continental Basketball Association championships and a Premier Basketball League championship. [60] [61] In 2011, the Cavalry ceased operations in their second year in the PBL. [62]
Lake Lawtonka is a lake in Comanche County in the state of Oklahoma in the United States. [4] [5] The lake is 2 square miles (5 km 2) in area. It is formed by a dam 60 feet (18 m) and 375 feet (114 m) long across Medicine Creek. [6] [7] The lake provides the water supply for the Fort Sill and Lawton communities as situated south of the water ...
A geological expert tells a legislative committee that Oklahoma needs to work harder to conserve water for future needs. Oklahoma is using more water than ever, but not replenishing underground ...
The following is a list of lakes in Oklahoma located entirely (or partially, as in the case of Lake Texoma) in the state. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Oklahoma has more than 200 lakes created by dams. All lakes listed are man-made. Oklahoma's only natural lakes are oxbow and playa lakes ...
Robinsons Landing Marina is located in Comanche County, Oklahoma within the continental United States. [1] [2] Lake Lawtonka provides the fresh water source for the waterfront marina. [3] [4] The watercraft landing basin is situated on the north shoreline boundaries of the Lawtonka reservoir. [5]
The GEO Group's Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Center is the last privately operated prison in Oklahoma. The state also leases the Great Plains Correctional Center in Hinton from the company.