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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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 NERFINISHED
hasBoatRamp public boat ramps
hasCampingFacility public campgrounds
hasPart Kaw Dam NERFINISHED
hasUse industrial water supply
municipal water supply
navigation support
hasWildlifeArea Kaw Wildlife Management Area NERFINISHED
inflow Arkansas River NERFINISHED
isOnRiver Arkansas River NERFINISHED
locatedIn Oklahoma NERFINISHED
north-central Oklahoma
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Kay County, Oklahoma NERFINISHED
Osage County, Oklahoma NERFINISHED
managingAgency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District NERFINISHED
maximumDepth approximately 75 feet
namedAfter Kaw Nation NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Ponca City, Oklahoma NERFINISHED
nearbySettlement Kaw City, Oklahoma NERFINISHED
nearIndigenousTerritory Kaw Nation NERFINISHED
openingDate 1976
operator United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED
outflow Arkansas River NERFINISHED
partOf Arkansas River basin NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED

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