Salyer Lake | |
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Location | Caddo County, Oklahoma |
Coordinates | 35°19′56″N98°12′31″W / 35.3321495°N 98.2085173°W Coordinates: 35°19′56″N98°12′31″W / 35.3321495°N 98.2085173°W |
Type | Reservoir |
Surface area | 6 acres (0.024 km2) |
Surface elevation | 1,453 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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