Fort Supply Lake

Fort Supply Lake
Location Woodward County, Oklahoma
Coordinates 36°31′55″N 99°34′15″W / 36.53194°N 99.57083°W / 36.53194; -99.57083Coordinates: 36°31′55″N 99°34′15″W / 36.53194°N 99.57083°W / 36.53194; -99.57083
Type Reservoir
Primary inflows Wolf Creek
Primary outflows Wolf Creek
Managing agency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Built 1938
First flooded 1942
Surface area 1,800 acres
Water volume 13,900 acre-feet
Shore length1 26 miles
Surface elevation 2400 feet
Settlements Fort Supply, Oklahoma
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Fort Supply Lake is in Woodward County, Oklahoma, about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Fort Supply and 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Woodward. Managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the lake surface covers 1,800 acres (7.3 km2). There are about 6,000 acres (24 km2) of public hunting land managed by the Corps of Engineers and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation adjacent to the lake.[1]

The lake was created in 1942 by damming Wolf Creek, although the work actually began in 1938.[2] The primary purposes of the lake are for flood control and conservational storage. Its normal elevation is 2,400 feet (730 m). The maximum volume of water is 13,900 acre feet (17,100,000 m3). The lake has 26 miles (42 km) of shoreline.[3]

Recreational opportunities are readily available. Fishing is allowed and there are three handicap-accessible fishing piers in addition to shore fishing. Popular species include crappie, walleye, white bass, hybrid bass, channel catfish and flathead catfish.[1]

The Corps of Engineers and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation manage the adjacent hunting area. It is open year-round. Bobwhite quail and deer are the most popular species for hunters, but other species hunted include wild turkey, pheasant, dove, waterfowl, squirrel and rabbit.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Corps of Engineers. Corps Lakes Gateway. "Fort Supply Lake." Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ Rea, Bob. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. "Fort Supply." Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  3. ↑ Lakelubbers.com "Fort Supply Lake, Oklahoma, USA. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
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