Lake Lawtonka is a lake in Comanche County in the state of Oklahoma in the United States.[4][5] The lake is 2 square miles (5 km²) in area. It is formed by a dam 60 feet (18 m) and 375 feet (114 m) long across Medicine Creek.[6][7]

Lake Lawtonka
East shore of Lake Lawtonka at sunset, with Canada geese. Mount Scott in background. Photo by Schyler, August 1, 2011.
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Location	Comanche County, Oklahoma
Coordinates	34.7559°N 98.5041°W / 34.7559; -98.5041
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Medicine Creek
Primary outflows	Medicine Creek
Catchment area	92 sq mi (240 km2)
Basin countries	United States
Managing agency	City of Lawton
Built	1905 (1905)
Surface area	2,325 acres (941 ha)
Average depth	23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Max. depth	58.4 ft (17.8 m)
Water volume	63,000 acre⋅ft (0.078 km3)
Shore length1	19.2 mi (30.9 km)
Surface elevation	1,345.55 ft (410.12 m)
Settlements	Lawton, Medicine Park, Meers
References	[1][2][3]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake provides the water supply for the Fort Sill and Lawton communities as situated south of the water reservoir.[5] The town of Medicine Park is south of the lake and provides a visual of the Lawtonka dam. Lawtonka Acres and Robinson's Landing Marina are located at the north shoreline boundaries of the Lawtonka recreation area.

Recreation

Fishing and camping facilities are maintained by the city of Lawton.[8][9]

Landscape Pictorial

See also

• Cache Creek (Oklahoma)
• Mount Scott (Oklahoma)
• Wichita Mountains
• Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

References

External links

• Media related to Lake Lawtonka at Wikimedia Commons
• Johnson, Kenneth S. (2009). "Lakes and Reservoirs". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
• Johnson, Kenneth S. (2009). "Rivers and Streams". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
• Johnson, Kenneth S.; Luza, Kenneth V. (2008). "Rivers, Streams, and Lakes of Oklahoma" (PDF). Oklahoma Geological Survey. University of Oklahoma. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
• Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.
• Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory