Lake Eufaula | |
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Location | Haskell / McIntosh / Pittsburg counties, Oklahoma, US |
Coordinates | 35°16′51″N 95°31′47″W / 35.28083°N 95.52972°W |
Lake type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | North and South Canadian Rivers |
Primary outflows | Canadian River |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 102,000 acres (410 km2) |
Average depth | 23 ft (7.0 m) (avg.) |
Max. depth | 87 ft (27 m) |
Water volume | 2,099,000 acre-feet (2.589×109 m3) (full pool) |
Shore length1 | 600 mi (970 km) |
Surface elevation | 585 ft (178 m) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Lake Eufaula, sometimes referred to as Eufaula Lake, is a reservoir in Oklahoma. It is located on the Canadian River, 27 mi (43 km) upstream from its confluence with the Arkansas River and near the town of Eufaula. The lake covers parts of McIntosh County, Pittsburg, Haskell and Okmulgee counties and drains 47,522 square miles (123,080 km2). Water sources include the Canadian, North Fork Canadian and Deep Fork rivers.[1] It is the largest-capacity lake in the state of Oklahoma with a volume of 2,099,000 acre-feet (2.589×109 m3), a surface area of 102,000 acres (410 km2) and 600 miles (970 km) of shoreline.[2]