Skiatook Lake OK

Skiatook Lake is a federally-owned and operated reservoir located in Osage County, Oklahoma, 4 miles west of the town of Skiatook, 11 miles east of Hominy, Oklahoma and about 18 miles from Tulsa. The Skiatook Dam is located on Hominy Creek, 14 miles upstream of the confluence of Hominy and Bird Creeks. The project purposes include flood control, …
Skiatook Lake is a federally-owned and operated reservoir located in Osage County, Oklahoma, 4 miles west of the town of Skiatook, 11 miles east of Hominy, Oklahoma and about 18 miles from Tulsa. The Skiatook Dam is located on Hominy Creek, 14 miles upstream of the confluence of Hominy and Bird Creeks. The project purposes include flood control, water quality, water supply, recreation, and fish and wildlife management. The cities of Skiatook, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, and Tulsa use Skiatook Lake as a municipal water supply. Gentle rolling hills of Blackjack and Post Oak interspersed with Tallgrass prairie surround the lake. The lake is under the management of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District.
  • Location: Osage County, Oklahoma
  • Primary inflows: Hominy Creek
  • Primary outflows: Hominy Creek
  • Basin countries: United States
  • Surface area: 10,500 acres (4,200 ha)
  • Water volume: 322,700 acre-feet (398,000,000 m³)
  • Surface elevation: 714.0 ft (217.6 m)

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