Type reservoir Max. length 15 km (9.3 mi) Average depth 26 m (85 ft) Shore length 70 km | Basin countries United States Surface area 5,700 acres (2,300 ha) Area 23.07 km² Cities Atoka | |
Location Atoka County, Oklahoma,
United States | ||
Lake Atoka Reservoir (also called Atoka Lake) is a reservoir in southeastern Oklahoma, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Atoka, Oklahoma, county seat of Atoka County, Oklahoma. It was built in 1959 to expand the water supply for Lake Stanley Draper in Oklahoma City and Atoka.
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Map of Atoka Reservoir, Oklahoma 74525, USA
DescriptionEdit
The lake has a surface area of 5,700 acres (23,000,000 m2), an average depth of 26 feet (7.9 m), 70 miles (110 km) of shoreline and a capacity of 105,195 acre feet (129,756,000 m3). Its length is 15 miles (24 km).
Litigation over water rightsEdit
Atoka Lake is mentioned along with Sardis Lake, the Kiamichi Basin and the Clear Boggy Basin in a current court case (now known as Chickasaw v. Fallin), alleging that the state has violated the water rights of specific Native American tribes. The case was filed in 2011, and seeks to prevent of limit withdrawals of water from the named sources by the city of Oklahoma City and approved by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.