Stroud Lake (Oklahoma) facts for kids

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Coordinates	35°48′43″N 96°36′11″W / 35.812°N 96.603°W / 35.812; -96.603
Type	Reservoir
Etymology	City of Stroud, Oklahoma
Designation	Reservoir
First flooded	1968
Surface area	621 acres (2,510,000 m2)
Max. depth	46.9 feet (14.3 m)
Water volume	8,800 acre-feet (10,900,000 m3)
Shore length1	14.2 miles (22.9 km)
Surface elevation	855 feet (261 m)
Settlements	Stroud, Oklahoma
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Stroud Lake is a reservoir in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States, about 4.6 miles (7.4 km) from Stroud, Oklahoma. According to AnglerHub, the lake was built in 1968.

The lake was formally named "Salt Camp Creek Watershed Dam No. 12" when it was under construction. The project was built by the City of Stroud and the Creek County Conservation District, assisted by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program. Although the lake's primary purpose was for flood control, the City of Stroud paid for an additional 4,600 acre-feet (5,700,000 m³) of municipal water storage and 4,200 acre-feet (5,200,000 m³) of recreational water storage above that required for flood control.

Lake description

Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) says that Stroud Lake, which was created by damming Lincoln Creek, has a surface area of 600 acres (240 ha), a capacity of 8,800 acre-feet (10,900,000 m³), a shoreline of 14 miles (23 km), and a normal elevation of 855 feet (261 m). The lake was built primarily to serve the following functions: water supply, flood control and recreation.