Boomer Lake is located in the city of

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, United States, and was completed in 1925. The lake, as an artificial reservoir created by damming Stillwater Creek, serves several purposes such as cooling the local

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and providing entertainment and recreation. Boomer Lake has a surface area of , watershed area of , shoreline length of , shoreline development ratio of 4.17, and mean depth of . The lake was designed to contain in 1932, but in 2010 the capacity was reportedly only .www.owrb.ok.gov/studies/reports/reports_pdf/BoomerLakeHydrographicSurvey.pdf Oklahoma Water Resources Board. "Hydrographic Survey of Boomer Lake." September 28, 2015.
Accessed December 5, 2019. In 2011 Boomer Lake underwent severe drying due to lack of water, with water levels dropping as much as 15 ft and the shoreline receding up to 40 ft in some areas. The lake serves as a great source for

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and contains many varieties of fish such as

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, hybrid bass,

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and many species of sunfish.

David L. Payne gravesite

The grave site of

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, a famous figure in pre-statehood history of Oklahoma is on Boomer Lake, where he was reinterred in 1995."David L. Payne - Boomer Lake - Stillwater, OK".
Accessed January 26, 2016.

Fish Advisory

In 2010, the Oklahoma State Department of Environmental Quality issued a fish advisory for the largemouth bass in the lake, with elevated

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levels detected in the lake's population of largemouth bass. Other species of fish do not fall under the advisory. The advisory cautions against eating more than two servings per month of bass longer than 19 inches in length, and suggests children and women of childbearing age should restrict consumption to two servings per month of fish between 16-19 inches. As of early 2014, this advisory remained in effect.''Stillwater Newspress''. July 16, 2010. Allen, Silas. "DEQ Issues Fish Advisory for Boomer Lake
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References

External links

Oklahoma Water Resources Board: Boomer Lake Water Quality

U.S. EPA: What You Need to Know about Mercury in Fish and Shellfish

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