Fuqua Lake

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Name: Fuqua Lake
Water system: Atchafalaya River
Water type: Artificial lake
Progression: Wildhorse Creek (Oklahoma) -> Washita River -> Lake Texoma -> Red River of the South -> Atchafalaya River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Subtropical
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Fuqua Lake is a reservoir located in Stephens County, Oklahoma. 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 Fort Worth, Texas. It is impounded by an earthen dam that was constructed in 1962. The lake has a normal capacity of 26,600,000 m3 of water, covers 610 ha, surrounded by 31 km of shoreline and having an average depth of 4.3 m. It is also used for fishing.

Fuqua Lake

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