| Birch Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Osage County, Oklahoma |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Shore length1 | 27 miles |
| Settlements | Barnsdall, Oklahoma |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Birch Lake is a lake near Barnsdall, Oklahoma, Oklahoma. It impounds about 1,137 acres (4.60 km2) of water.[1] It is formed from Birch Creek, which is a tributary of Bird Creek.[1] It eventually empties into the Arkansas River. It is twenty miles (32 km) southweast of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.[2]
The lake has largemouth bass, walleye, spotted bass, smallmouth bass, hybrid striped bass, black and white crappie, channel and flathead catfish, and different types of sunfish.[2] The marine law enforcement branch of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Troop W, is headquartered at Birch Lake. [3]