Bell Cow Lake (sometimes written as Bellcow) is a

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located within the city limits of

Chandler, Oklahoma Chandler ( sac, Chêninêheki) is a city in, and the county seat of, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 3,100 at the 2010 census, an increase over the figure of 2,842 in ...

, in a section of the city located to the northwest of its central district, just off

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and

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. The lake was constructed on Bell Cow Creek for flood control, water supply, recreation, and fish and wildlife purposes. The lake surface covers . Four recreational areas cover another , offering boating, fishing, swimming, camping, picnicking, and horseback riding. "Lakes." City of Chandler. Undated.
Accessed February 18, 2018. Its overall dimensions are wide by long, and it opened officially in January, 1994.Bean, Covey. "Bell Cow Blues . . . Not All Days Are Good Ones on New Lake." NewsOK. May 22, 1994.
Accessed February 18, 2018.

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{{authority control Bodies of water of Lincoln County, Oklahoma Lakes of Oklahoma Infrastructure completed in 1993 Chandler, Oklahoma