Quanah Parker Lake
Quanah Parker Lake is a reservoir located in Comanche County, Oklahoma, and is part of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. It was built on Quanah Creek during the 1930s as a Federal Work Project during the Great Depression, and is named for the last chief of the Quahadi Comanche tribe. It is 14.3 miles (23.0 km) from Lawton, Oklahoma.
The lake has a surface of 89 acres (36 ha) and 3 miles (4.8 km) of shoreline. Its normal elevation is 1,482 feet (452 m) and capacity is reportedly 905 acre-feet (1,116,000 m).
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References
- ^ /WM55G0_Quanah_Parker_Dam Waymarking. Accessed January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Quanah Parker Lake Fishing." Hook & Bullet. Undated. Accessed January 26, 2020.
- ^ Oklahoma Water Resources Board and U. S. Department of the Interior. 1936. Accessed January 26, 2020.
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