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Lake Hefner is a reservoir in northwestern Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.It was built in the 1940s to expand the water supply for the city of Oklahoma City, [2]. It is named after Robert A. Hefner, who served as mayor of Oklahoma City from April 11, 1939, to April 8, 1947, but was originally named the "Bluff Creek Reservoir."
Name Capacity in acre feet (normal pool) surface acres (normal pool) average depth water clarity Lake Texoma: 2,643,000: 88,000 acres (35,612 ha) 30 feet (9.1 m)
The most significant tributary of Deer Creek is Bluff Creek (and upstream to Lake Hefner, a major water reservoir and recreational lake in Oklahoma City. [5] Deer Creek Public Schools takes its name from the creek. [citation needed] Most of the creek's path goes through the northern portions of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.
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In early 2013, Oklahoma City officials diverted 30,000 acre-ft of water from Canton Lake to Lake Hefner, to replenish the city's water supply. Later, spring rains replenished the level of that lake, which had to dump water into the North Canadian River to prevent the lake from overflowing. However, the effect was to leave Canton Lake 13 feet (4 ...
Lake Stanley Draper is a reservoir in southeast Oklahoma City, United States. It is one of three municipal reservoirs in the city. [a] Principal construction on the reservoir occurred between 1962-1963. Upon completion it was named after the long-time director of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, Stanley Draper. [3]
Wes Watkins Reservoir was opened to the public in August 1999 and is considered a relatively young reservoir. The 1,142-acre (5 km 2) lake is operated by the City of McLoud as of July 1, 2010. It was formerly managed by Pottawatomie County Development Authority. [1] The reservoir was named in honor of former Oklahoma Congressman Wes Watkins. It ...
In 1939, Hefner was elected mayor of Oklahoma City serving until 1947. He was the first person elected to multi-year terms as mayor of Oklahoma City. [4] In 1970, the Hefners donated their mansion to the Oklahoma Historical Association (OHA), which wanted to use it as the OHA headquarters and home to the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. The OHA made some ...