Salyer Lake

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Salyer Lake
Location of Salyer Lake in Oklahoma
Location Caddo County, Oklahoma
Coordinates 35°19′56″N98°12′31″W / 35.3321495°N 98.2085173°W / 35.3321495; -98.2085173 Coordinates: 35°19′56″N98°12′31″W / 35.3321495°N 98.2085173°W / 35.3321495; -98.2085173
Type Reservoir
Surface area6 acres (0.024 km2)
Surface elevation1,453 feet (443 m)
References [1]

Salyer Lake is a reservoir in Caddo County, Oklahoma at an elevation of 1,453 feet. [1] It is about 17 miles west of Minco, Oklahoma on SH-37 and SH-152. [2] The lake is about 6 acres in size. [3] Available fish species include Largemouth bass. [4]

The short creek on which the reservoir is located flows south-southwest to become a tributary of White Bread Creek, which originates northwest of the lake and flows south and then south-southwest. [5] White Bread Creek later becomes a tributary of Sugar Creek northwest of Gracemont, Oklahoma, [6] which in turn continues south-southeast to be become a tributary of the Washita River. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salyer Lake
  2. "Salyer Lake to Minco, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  3. "Salyer Lake". Lake-Link. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  4. "Fishing in Salyer Lake". Fishbrain. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  5. "White Bread Creek, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  6. "Sugar Creek, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  7. "Sugar Creek, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.