Bell Cow Lake (sometimes written as Bellcow) is a reservoir located within the city limits of Chandler, Oklahoma, in a section of the city located to the northwest of its central district, just off Interstate 44 and Oklahoma State Highway 18.
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| Location | Chandler, Oklahoma, United States |
| Coordinates | 35°44′11″N 96°56′25″W / 35.7365°N 96.9404°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Bell Cow Creek |
| Primary outflows | Bell Cow Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 1 mile (1.6 km)[1] |
| Max. width | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Surface area | 1,153 acres (4,670,000 m2)[1] |
| Max. depth | 39 feet (12 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 15,613 acre-feet (19,258,000 m3)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 13 miles (21 km)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 892 feet (272 m)[1] |
| Settlements | Chandler, Oklahoma |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The lake was constructed on Bell Cow Creek for flood control, water supply, recreation, and fish and wildlife purposes. The lake surface covers 1,153 acres (4,670,000 m2). Four recreational areas cover another 1,000 square feet (93 m2), offering boating, fishing, swimming, camping, picnicking, and horseback riding.[2] Its overall dimensions are 3.5 miles (5.6 km) wide by 1 mile (1.6 km) long, and it opened officially in January, 1994.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Bell Cow Lake." Accessed February 18, 2018.
- ^ "Lakes." City of Chandler. Undated. Archived 2013-09-04 at the Wayback Machine Accessed February 18, 2018.
- ^ Bean, Covey. "Bell Cow Blues . . . Not All Days Are Good Ones on New Lake." NewsOK. May 22, 1994. Accessed February 18, 2018.