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Watonga Lake is a reservoir in Blaine County, Oklahoma. It is 7 miles (11 km) north of Watonga, Oklahoma. Constructed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) in 1955, is adjacent to Roman Nose State Park, with which it shares many recreational facilities.




Etymology


The name Watonga was that of an Arapaho tribe leader (also given as woteen-kotuh'oo) meaning "black coyote."




Description


The lake is small, compared to many of the other lakes and reservoirs in the state. The surface area is 55 acres (22 ha), the rated capacity is 656 acre-feet (809,000 m3), the shore line is 2.5 miles (4.0 km), average depth is 11.9 feet (3.6 m) and the maximum depth is 26 feet (7.9 m) According to Map Carta, the lake elevation is 1,375 feet (419 m).




References

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• Watonga Lake
• Watonga, Oklahoma
• List of lakes of Oklahoma
• List of Oklahoma state parks
• Bickford, Oklahoma
• Blaine County, Oklahoma
• Roman Nose State Park
• List of Oklahoma placenames of Native American origin
• U.S. Route 270
• Wind advisory