Quanah Parker Lake | |
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![]() Quanah Parker Lake Dam, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Courtesy MARELBLU September 23, 2012 | |
Location | Comanche County, Oklahoma |
Coordinates | 34°42′51″N98°38′27″W / 34.7143°N 98.6407°W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Quanah Creek |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 89 acres (36 ha) |
Water volume | 905 acre⋅ft (1,116,000 m3) |
Shore length1 | 3 miles (4.8 km) |
Surface elevation | 1,482 ft (452 m) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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. [1] It is 14.3 miles (23.0 km) from Lawton, Oklahoma. [2]
The lake has a surface of 89 acres (36 ha) and 3 miles (4.8 km) of shoreline. [1] Its normal elevation is 1,482 feet (452 m) and capacity is reportedly 905 acre-feet (1,116,000 m3). [3]