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Woodward County, Oklahoma Woodward County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 20,081. Its county seat is Woodward, Oklahoma, Woodward. Woodward County comprises t ...
, about south of Fort Supply and northwest of Woodward. Managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the lake surface covers . There are about of public hunting land managed by the Corps of Engineers and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation adjacent to the lake.Corps of Engineers. Corps Lakes Gateway. "Fort Supply Lake."
Retrieved July 25, 2013.
The lake was created in 1942 by damming Wolf Creek, although the work actually began in 1938.Rea, Bob. ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. "Fort Supply."
Retrieved August 22, 2013.
The primary purposes of the lake are for flood control and conservational storage. Its normal elevation is . The maximum volume of water is . The lake has of shoreline.Lakelubbers.com "Fort Supply Lake, Oklahoma, USA.
Retrieved July 25, 2013. Recreational opportunities are readily available. Fishing is allowed and there are three handicap-accessible fishing piers in addition to shore fishing. Popular species include crappie, walleye, white bass, hybrid bass, channel catfish and flathead catfish. The Corps of Engineers and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation manage the adjacent hunting area. It is open year-round. Bobwhite quail and deer are the most popular species for hunters, but other species hunted include wild turkey, pheasant, dove, waterfowl, squirrel and rabbit.


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