Lake Lawtonka
| Lake Lawtonka | |
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 East shore of Lake Lawtonka at sunset, with Canada geese. Mount Scott in background. Photo by Schyler, August 1, 2011. | |
  Lake Lawtonka  Lake Lawtonka | |
| Location | Comanche County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 34°45′21″N 98°30′15″W / 34.7559°N 98.5041°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Medicine Creek |
| Primary outflows | Medicine Creek |
| Catchment area | 92 sq mi (240 km2) |
| Basin countries |  United States |
| Managing agency | City of Lawton |
| Built | 1905 |
| 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) |
| Shore length1 | 19.2 mi (30.9 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,345.55 ft (410.12 m) |
| Settlements | Lawton, Medicine Park, Meers |
| References | [1][2][3] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Lawtonka is a lake in Comanche County in the state of Oklahoma in the United States.[4][5] The lake is 2 square miles (5 km2) in area. It is formed by a dam 60 feet (18 m) and 375 feet (114 m) long across Medicine Creek.[6][7]
The lake provides the water supply for the Fort Sill and Lawton communities as situated south of the water reservoir.[5] The town of Medicine Park is south of the lake and provides a visual of the Lawtonka dam. Lawtonka Acres and Robinson's Landing Marina are located at the north shoreline boundaries of the Lawtonka recreation area.
Recreation
[edit]Fishing and camping facilities are maintained by the city of Lawton.[8][9]
Landscape Pictorial
[edit]Lake Lawtonka and Wichita Mountains
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Mount Scott observation view of Lake Lawtonka -
Mount Scott observation view of School House Slough Marina at Lake Lawtonka -
Mount Scott and Lake Lawtonka view from Robinson's Landing Marina
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Oklahoma Water Resource Board. "Hydrographical Survey of Lake Lawtonka (2006)" (pdf). Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ "Lake Lawtonka" (pdf). Oklahoma Water Resources Board ~ Beneficial Use Monitoring Program (BUMP). Oklahoma State Portal ~ OK.gov. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ^ "Lake Lawtonka Map". Oklahoma Water Resources Board ~ Lakes Of Oklahoma. Oklahoma State Portal ~ OK.gov. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Lawtonka
- ^ a b Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 636.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Medicine Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Medicine Bluffs
- ^ "City of Lawton Lakes Division". City of Lawton Departments. City of Lawton.
- ^ Lawton Boating-Fishing-Camping-Swimming-Hunting Regulations, archived from the original on 2007-10-17, retrieved 2017-05-21
External links
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Media related to Lake Lawtonka at Wikimedia Commons- Johnson, Kenneth S. (2009). "Lakes and Reservoirs". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- Johnson, Kenneth S. (2009). "Rivers and Streams". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- Johnson, Kenneth S.; Luza, Kenneth V. (2008). "Rivers, Streams, and Lakes of Oklahoma" (PDF). Oklahoma Geological Survey. University of Oklahoma. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.
- Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
