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Oklahoma's Water by 2060 plan calls for Oklahoma to use "no more fresh water in 2060 than was used in 2012." [13] "Changing the climate is likely to increase the demand for water but make it less available. As rising temperatures increase evaporation and water use by plants, soils are likely to become even drier.
Surface area: 46,500 acres (18,800 ha) ... from people such as Oklahoma State ... plan methods to monitor and improve DO levels to a consistency with state water ...
Water levels in the river are generally adequate for boating year-round. [3] On the upper portion of Broken Bow Lake is the McCurtain County Wilderness Area, an Oklahoma State-owned 14,000 acres (5,700 ha) tract which contains the largest remaining virgin shortleaf pine/hardwood forest in the nation. Hunting is permitted in the wilderness area. [4]
At normal levels the lake contains 322,700 acre-feet (398,000,000 m 3) of water. Skiatook Lake is the fifteenth largest lake in Oklahoma in surface area and the eleventh largest in capacity (acre-feet). [2] (See List of lakes in Oklahoma)
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 ...
As of 2010 there are six levels in the hierarchy, represented by hydrologic unit codes from 2 to 12 digits long, called regions, subregions, basins, subbasins, watersheds, and subwatersheds. The table below describes the system's hydrologic unit levels and their characteristics, along with example names and codes.
Norman-area residents say the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority's history of environmental hazards raise concerns about upcoming toll road construction. ACCESS Oklahoma opponents say water supplies at ...
Fuqua Lake is a reservoir located in Stephens County, Oklahoma, about 21 miles (34 km) northeast of the city of Duncan on State Highway 29. [2] Constructed in 1962, it is the largest of four reservoirs that comprise the public water supply for Duncan.