Boomer Lake
In 2011 Boomer Lake underwent severe drying due to lack of water, with water levels dropping as much as 15 ft and the shoreline receding up to 40 ft in some areas.
The lake serves as a great source for fishing and contains many varieties of fish such as largemouth bass, hybrid bass, saugeye, channel catfish, flathead catfish, crappie and many species of sunfish.
David L. Payne gravesite
The grave site of David L. Payne, a famous figure in pre-statehood history of Oklahoma is on Boomer Lake, where he was reinterred in 1995.
Fish Advisory
In 2010, the Oklahoma State Department of Environmental Quality issued a fish advisory for the largemouth bass in the lake, with elevated mercury levels detected in the lake's population of largemouth bass. Other species of fish do not fall under the advisory. The advisory cautions against eating more than two servings per month of bass longer than 19 inches in length, and suggests children and women of childbearing age should restrict consumption to two servings per month of fish between 16-19 inches. As of early 2014, this advisory remained in effect.
References
- ^ "Boomer Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ Craven, Richard E. and Bradford E. Brown. "Power Plant Heated Discharge Water and Benthos in Boomer Lake, Payne County, Oklahoma. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, April 1970, pp. 122-128.
- ^ [https:// www.owrb.ok.gov/studies/reports/reports_pdf/BoomerLakeHydrographicSurvey.pdf Oklahoma Water Resources Board. "Hydrographic Survey of Boomer Lake." September 28, 2015.] Accessed December 5, 2019.
- ^ "David L. Payne - Boomer Lake - Stillwater, OK". Accessed January 26, 2016.
- ^ Stillwater Newspress. July 16, 2010. Allen, Silas. "DEQ Issues Fish Advisory for Boomer Lake" Stillwater NewsPress
External links
- Oklahoma Water Resources Board: Boomer Lake Water Quality
- U.S. EPA: What You Need to Know about Mercury in Fish and Shellfish
- "Stillwater." Angelfire website. Accessed January 26, 2016.