Lake El Reno

Lake El RenoLake El Reno
Location Canadian County, Oklahoma
Type Reservoir
Primary inflows Fourmile Creek (Canadian County, Oklahoma)
Primary outflows Fourmile Creek (Canadian County, Oklahoma)
Built 1966
Surface area 170 acres
Max. depth 19 feet
Water volume 709 acre-ft
Shore length1 4 miles
Settlements El Reno, Oklahoma
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake El Reno was created in 1966 in Canadian County, Oklahoma, near the city of El Reno, by constructing an earthen dam across Fourmile Creek, (Canadian County, Oklahoma), a tributary of the North Canadian River.[1][lower-alpha 1] The lake has a normal capacity of 709 acre feet (875,000 m3), covers a surface area of 170 acres (690,000 m2) and is surrounded by 4 miles (6.4 km) of shoreline. Its maximum depth is 19 feet (5.8 m).[3] The lake is operated by the city of El Reno.[4]

See also

Lakes of Oklahoma

Notes

  1. ↑ Fourmile Creek is a stream in Canadian County that is 6.36 kilometres (3.95 mi) long.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Mogg, Joe L., Stuart L. Schoff and E. W. Reed. Ground Water Resources of Canadian County, Oklahoma. Oklahoma Geological Society Bulletin No. 87. 1960. Accessed June 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Fourmile Creek." Accessed June 19, 2016
  3. ↑ "Lakes of Oklahoma - El Reno." Oklahoma Water Resources Board. 1960. Accessed June 19, 2016.]
  4. ↑ Oklahoma Water Resource Board
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