Fuqua Lake is a

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located in Stephens County, Oklahoma, about northeast of the city of Duncan on State Highway 29."Lake Fuqua." Undated.
Accessed June 15, 2018. Constructed in 1962, it is the largest of four reservoirs that comprise the public water supply for Duncan. The lake was reportedly named for Herbert Breedlove (Babe) Fuqua, an oil businessesperson and politician from

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. It is impounded by an

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that was constructed in 1962.

Lake description

The lake has a normal capacity of of water. The lake covers , surrounded by of shoreline and having an average depth of . It is operated by the city of Duncan.Oklahoma Water Resource Board It is also used for fishing.

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{{authority control Reservoirs in Oklahoma Infrastructure completed in 1962 Geography of Stephens County, Oklahoma