Birch Lake (Oklahoma)

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Birch Lake
Location of Birch Lake in Oklahoma, USA.
Location of Birch Lake in Oklahoma, USA.
Birch Lake
LocationOsage County, Oklahoma
Coordinates36°32′03″N 96°09′46″W / 36.534212°N 96.162915°W / 36.534212; -96.162915Coordinates: 36°32′03″N 96°09′46″W / 36.534212°N 96.162915°W / 36.534212; -96.162915
Primary inflowsBirch Creek (Oklahoma)
Primary outflowsBirch Creek (Oklahoma)
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area1,137 acres (460 ha)
Water volume52,800 acre-feet (65,100,000 m3)
Shore length127 mi (43 km)
Surface elevation695 ft (212 m)
SettlementsBarnsdall, Oklahoma
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.


Birch Lake is a lake 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Barnsdall, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Bartlesville[1] and 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Tulsa. The drainage area for Birch Lake is 66 square miles (170 km2). Its area covers 1,137 acres (4.60 km2) (conservation level).[2] The total capacity is: 52,800 acre-feet (65,100,000 m3), subdivided into: Conservation 15,800 acre-feet (19,500,000 m3), Flood control 39,000 acre-feet (48,000,000 m3), and Inactive storage 15,840 acre-feet (19,540,000 m3).[3]

The lake is formed from Birch Creek, a tributary of Bird Creek.[2] It eventually empties into the Arkansas River. It is twenty miles (32 km) southwest of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.[4]

The lake has largemouth bass, walleye, spotted bass, smallmouth bass, hybrid striped bass, black and white crappie, channel and flathead catfish, and different types of sunfish.[4] The marine law enforcement branch of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Troop W, is headquartered at Birch Lake.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Leisure and Sports Review. Birch Lake, OK
  2. ^ a b "Corps Lake Gateway: Oklahoma - Birch Lake". Archived from the original on 2004-10-21. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  3. ^ Draft Environmental Statement Birch Lake, Birch Creek Dam, Reservoir Construction, Osage County. U.S. Army Engineer District, Tulsa. Tulsa, Oklahoma. September 9, 1970. Accessed April 10, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Tulsa District Lake Information Archived January 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Oklahoma Highway Patrol - Lake Patrol

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