Kaw Lake

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Kaw Lake is a large reservoir in north-central Oklahoma known for recreation, flood control, and wildlife habitat along the Arkansas River.

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Kaw Lake canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf reservoir
basinCountry United States of America
constructionBegan 1966
constructionCompleted 1976
country United States of America
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 1010 feet
fishSpecies catfish
crappie
largemouth bass
walleye
white bass
formedBy Kaw Dam
hasBoatRamp public boat ramps
hasCampingFacility public campgrounds
hasPart Kaw Dam
hasUse industrial water supply
municipal water supply
navigation support
hasWildlifeArea Kaw Wildlife Management Area
inflow Arkansas River
isOnRiver Arkansas River
locatedIn Oklahoma
north-central Oklahoma
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Kay County, Oklahoma
Osage County, Oklahoma
managingAgency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District
maximumDepth approximately 75 feet
namedAfter Kaw Nation
nearbyCity Ponca City, Oklahoma
nearbySettlement Kaw City, Oklahoma
nearIndigenousTerritory Kaw Nation
openingDate 1976
operator United States Army Corps of Engineers
outflow Arkansas River
partOf Arkansas River basin
purpose fish and wildlife management
flood control
recreation
water supply
wildlife habitat
recreationalActivity boating
camping
fishing
hunting
swimming
shoreLength approximately 168 miles
surfaceArea about 17000 acres
watercourse Arkansas River

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