Lake Kickapoo

Lake Kickapoo
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Location	Archer County, Texas, United States
Coordinates	33°39′40″N 098°46′34″W / 33.66111°N 98.77611°W / 33.66111; -98.77611Coordinates: 33°39′40″N 098°46′34″W / 33.66111°N 98.77611°W / 33.66111; -98.77611
Lake type	reservoir
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	6,200 acres (2,500 ha)

Lake Kickapoo is a reservoir in Archer County, Texas. Created in 1947. It has a surface area of 6,200 acres (25 km²). Named after the Kickapoo tribe native to the area.

One of the nine Air Force Space Surveillance System (formerly NAVSPASUR) sites is located at Lake Kickapoo (

33°32.764′N 98°45.763′W / 33.546067°N 98.762717°W / 33.546067; -98.762717). It is the master transmitter and the most powerful continuous wave (CW) station in the world, at 768 kW radiated power.

External links[]

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Kickapoo
• Lake Kickapoo from the Handbook of Texas Online