Lake Size: 8,690 Acres Shoreline Length (Miles): 41 Miles Deepest Depth: Average Depth 3 feet Latitude: 36.742872 Longitude: -98.188419 Lake Level Above Sea Level: 1,139 feet Counties: Alfalfa County Cities: Hawley
Information: Great Salt Plains Lake is a reservoir in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma in the United States named because of the salt flats in the area and for the Salt Fork Arkansas River, which is dammed to form the lake. The average depth of the lake is only 3 feet (1 m) at normal pool. There is a location for digging selenite crystals in the salt flats which lie on the west edge of the lake. In July 2007, the crystal digging location was temporarily closed but reopened in April of 2009.
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This lake hosts a variety of fish including trout, bass and weizesucs.
The Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge is located along the lake and in its environs.
Great Salt Plains Lake is located at the Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge and expands across 8,690 acres, has 41 miles of waterfront and is shallow and salty. The sodium content of the lake is equal to that of 50% of the ocean. The fish vary from catfish, saugeye, sandbass and hybrid striper. Watercraft are not permitted on the lake.
Address:
HCR65, Box 120
Canton,OK,73749-9512
Phone: (580) 886-2989
Directions:
From Enid, 31 miles northwest on US 64 to Jet, then 8 miles north on OK 38.
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