Quanah Parker Lake

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Quanah Parker Lake
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Quanah Parker Lake Dam,
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
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Quanah Parker Lake
Location Comanche County, Oklahoma
Coordinates 34°42′51″N98°38′27″W / 34.7143°N 98.6407°W / 34.7143; -98.6407
Type Reservoir
Primary inflows Quanah Creek
Basin  countries United States
Surface area89 acres (36 ha)
Water volume905 acre⋅ft (1,116,000 m3)
Shore length13 miles (4.8 km)
Surface elevation1,482 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]

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