Lake Lawtonka

Lake Lawtonka
Location Comanche County, Oklahoma
Lake type reservoir
Primary inflows Medicine Creek
Primary outflows Medicine Creek
Catchment area 92 sq mi (240 km2)
Basin countries United States
Surface area 2,325 acres (941 ha)
Average depth 23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Max. depth 58.4 ft (17.8 m)
Water volume 63,000 acre·ft (0.078 km3)
Surface elevation 1,345.55 ft (410.12 m)
Settlements Medicine Park, Lawton
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Lake Lawtonka is a lake in Comanche County in the state of Oklahoma in the United States.[2]

The lake is 2 square miles (5 square kilometers) in area. It is formed by a dam 60 feet (18 meters) high and 375 feet (114 meters) long across Medicine Bluff Creek. The lake provides the water supply for Fort Sill and Lawton to the south.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Oklahoma Water Resource Board. "Hydrographical Survey of Lake Lawtonka" (pdf). http://www.owrb.ok.gov/studies/reports/reports_pdf/lawtonkasurvey.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-15. 
  2. ^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 636.
  3. ^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 636.

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