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[6] Oklahoma set up the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) on January 10, 1935. Eventually, on September 18, 1937, with the help of Oklahoma Representative Wesley E. Disney, Senator Elmer Thomas and engineer W. R. Holway, President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved $20 million in funding through the New Deal's Public Works Administration for the
Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6] Dripping Springs Lake: Okmulgee: 1150 [12] 741 [12] City of Okmulgee: information and photos [12] Ellsworth Lake: Lawton: East Cache Creek: 5,000: information: Elmer Lake: Kingfisher: 60: 1,119: Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6] information and photos: Carl G. Etling Lake: Boise City: Carrizo Creek: 159: Oklahoma ...
The Reservoir covers approximately 17,040 acres (69 km²). It is the seventh largest lake in Oklahoma by surface area. At normal levels, the lake holds 428,600 acre-feet (528,700,000 m 3) of water, the ninth largest lake in capacity in Oklahoma. (See List of lakes in Oklahoma) It lies mostly in Kay County and partially in Osage County.
The lake has 9.9 miles (15.9 km) of shoreline and its surface normally covers 263 acres (106 ha). [6] Lake elevation is approximately 400 feet (120 m) [1] The maximum capacity is 3,960 acre-ft and the normal storage is 1,681 acre-ft. [6] The average depth is 6.4 feet (2.0 m), with a maximum depth of 22 feet (6.7 m) [6] The earthen dam is 900 feet (270 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) high.
People take to the water for the 4th of July Holiday at Lake Thunderbird on Thursday, July 3, 2014, in Norman, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman Many central Oklahomans have come to know ...
MAPS 3 was a $777 million, debt-free capital improvement program aimed at bolstering Oklahoma City with a new downtown convention center, a new downtown park and a new streetcar, among several ...
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 ...
The lake is open for a number of things including, fishing, ATVs or dirt bikes, R.C. airplanes, boating (sailing, Water skiing, and jet skiing). Water skiing is allowed in the main body of the lake, but swimming is prohibited everywhere in the lake. There are four covered fishing piers, primitive campgrounds, picnic grounds, grills and rest rooms.