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The state of Oklahoma historically had civil townships.On August 5, 1913, voters passed the Oklahoma Township Amendment, also known as State Question 58. [1] This allowed the creation or abolishment of townships on a county by county basis; by the mid-1930s, all Oklahoma counties had voted to abolish them. [2]
In Oklahoma, streamwater is defined to include “water in ponds, lakes, reservoirs, and playa lakes” [2] (or dry lakes). Streamwater is considered to be publicly owned; the Oklahoma Water Resources board is responsible for appropriation for all areas of the State of Oklahoma except the Grand River basin, where the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) has responsibility for allocation on a use ...
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board states that the shoreline is 18 miles (29 km), the normal surface area is 518 acres (2,100,000 m 2), water capacity is 5,722 acre-feet (7,058,000 m 3), and the normal elevation is 939 feet (286 m) above sea level.
In June 2013, an Oklahoma Water Resources Board study disclosed that a build-up of clay and dirt had accumulated close to the water pump intake. This was the result of high evaporation rates and high water consumption. The lake received about 4 inches (10 cm) of rain in April 2013, but that would only extend the life of the lake about one week. [4]
A water district is a special district given the task of supplying water and sewer needs to a community. This term is commonly used in the United States. [1] See also
1880: Wiarton becomes an incorporated village with a population of 752. 1882: The railway reaches the village; this will soon make Wiarton into "the commercial entrepot for the peninsula". 1891: The old public school building is expanded and made into a high school. 1893: Wiarton is incorporated into a town, effective 1 January 1894.
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The Township of Ballard is a township located in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States, approximately 1.5 miles south of the city limits of Watts, and administered by the Watts city government. The community is locally referred to as Ballard Hill.