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]
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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Fourmile Creek." Accessed June 19, 2016
- ↑ "Lakes of Oklahoma - El Reno." Oklahoma Water Resources Board. 1960. Accessed June 19, 2016.]
- ↑ Oklahoma Water Resource Board
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