Birch Lake (Oklahoma)


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]

Birch Lake
Birch Lake
Birch Lake
LocationOsage County, Oklahoma
Coordinates36.534212°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.

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. "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. Tulsa District Lake Information Archived January 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Oklahoma Highway Patrol - Lake Patrol
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