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Bell Cow Lake

Coordinates: 35°44′11″N 96°56′25″W / 35.7365°N 96.9404°W / 35.7365; -96.9404
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Bell Cow Lake
Location of Bell Cow Lake in Oklahoma, USA.
Location of Bell Cow Lake in Oklahoma, USA.
Bell Cow Lake
Location of Bell Cow Lake in Oklahoma, USA.
Location of Bell Cow Lake in Oklahoma, USA.
Bell Cow Lake
LocationChandler, Oklahoma,
United States
Coordinates35°44′11″N 96°56′25″W / 35.7365°N 96.9404°W / 35.7365; -96.9404
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsBell Cow Creek
Primary outflowsBell Cow Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length1 mile (1.6 km)[1]
Max. width3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Surface area1,153 acres (4,670,000 m2)[1]
Max. depth39 feet (12 m)[1]
Water volume15,613 acre-feet (19,258,000 m3)[1]
Shore length113 miles (21 km)[1]
Surface elevation892 feet (272 m)[1]
SettlementsChandler, Oklahoma
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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.

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]

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