Boomer Lake facts for kids
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 Boomer Lake
Location in Oklahoma
Boomer Lake
Location in the United States
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| Location | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States |
| Coordinates | 36°08′37″N 97°03′56″W / 36.14361°N 97.06556°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Stillwater Creek |
| Primary outflows | Stillwater Creek |
| Built | 1925 |
| Surface area | 251 acres (102 ha) |
| Average depth | 9.7 ft (3.0 m) |
| Water volume | 1,484 acre⋅ft (1,830,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 8.6 mi (13.8 km) |
| Surface elevation | 896 ft (273 m) |
| Settlements | Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Boomer Lake is a cool lake located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in the United States. It was finished in 1925. This lake is actually a man-made reservoir. That means it was created by building a dam across Stillwater Creek.
Boomer Lake helps out in a few ways. It cools down a local power plant. It also offers lots of fun activities for people to enjoy.
The lake covers about 251 acres (that's like 190 football fields!). Its shoreline stretches for about 8.6 miles. The average depth of the lake is about 9.7 feet.
Back in 1932, the lake was designed to hold a lot more water. But by 2010, its capacity had gone down quite a bit.
In 2011, Boomer Lake got very dry because there wasn't enough rain. The water levels dropped a lot. In some spots, the shoreline moved back as much as 40 feet!
The lake is a super spot for fishing. You can find many kinds of fish here. Some popular ones include largemouth bass, hybrid bass, saugeye, channel catfish, flathead catfish, crappie, and different types of sunfish.
David L. Payne's Resting Place
You can find the grave of David L. Payne near Boomer Lake. He was a very important person in Oklahoma's history before it became a state. His grave was moved to this spot in 1995.
Fish Safety Advice
In 2010, the Oklahoma State Department of Environmental Quality shared some important advice about eating fish from Boomer Lake. They found that some largemouth bass in the lake had higher levels of something called mercury.
This advice is mostly for the largemouth bass. Other types of fish in the lake are generally fine to eat.
Here's what the advice says:
- Try not to eat more than two servings of largemouth bass (longer than 19 inches) each month.
- For kids and women who might have babies in the future, it's best to eat no more than two servings per month of bass that are between 16 and 19 inches long.
This advice is still in place as of early 2014. It's always good to check for the latest updates on fish safety.
