Robinsons Landing Marina is located in
Comanche County, Oklahoma
Comanche County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 124,098, making it the fourth-most populous county in Oklahoma. Its county seat is Lawton. The county was created in 1901 as part of ...
within the
continental United States
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Lake Lawtonka
Lake Lawtonka is a lake in Comanche County in the state of Oklahoma in the United States.''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition'', p. 636. The lake is in area. It is formed by a dam and long across Medicine Creek.
The lake ...
provides the
fresh water source for the
waterfront marina situated in the
north
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Etymology
The word ''north ...
shoreline
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boundaries of the Lawtonka
reservoir
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Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
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The public marina borders the
Wichita Mountains
The Wichita Mountains are located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the principal relief system in the Southern Oklahoma Aulacogen, being the result of a failed continental rift. The mountains are a northwest-south ...
and
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, located in southwestern Oklahoma near Lawton, has protected unique wildlife habitats since 1901 and is the oldest managed wildlife facility in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service system. The refuge's l ...
with the lofty neighbor of
Mount Scott in the distance. The lake marina has a
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
or
housing estate
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Popular throughout the United States ...
bearing
north
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Etymology
The word ''north ...
known as
Lawtonka Acres.
The Lawtonka
recreation area
A recreation area is a type of protected area designated in some jurisdictions.
By country Canada
In the province of British Columbia, recreation areas are lands set aside for recreational use. These lands are also being evaluated to determine ...
and north shore marina are
public property
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of the City of
Lawton Lakes Division.
Pictorial Biography
Climate
According to the
Köppen climate classification
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system, Wichita Mountains region has a
humid subtropical climate, with a climate map reference as ''
Cfa''.
See also
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Cache Creek
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Charon Gardens Wilderness Area
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Elmer Thomas Lake
Elmer Thomas Lake is a lake in Comanche County in the state of Oklahoma in the United States. It is located on the boundary between the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge and Fort Sill military base. The lake is named for an Oklahoma lawyer and ...
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Ketch Ranch House
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Lake Jed Johnson
Lake Jed Johnson, named for Jed Johnson (1888–1963), is third largest of thirteen small reservoirs in the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, located in southwestern Oklahoma. Lawton, Oklahoma, southeast of the lake and the fourth lar ...
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Mount Pinchot
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Quanah Parker Lake
Quanah Parker Lake is a reservoir located in Comanche County, Oklahoma, and is part of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. It was built on Quanah Creek during the 1930s as a Federal Work Project during the Great Depression, and is named for th ...
References
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