Bell Cow Lake | |
Location: | Chandler, Oklahoma, United States |
Type: | reservoir |
Inflow: | Bell Cow Creek |
Outflow: | Bell Cow Creek |
Basin Countries: | United States |
Length: | 1miles[1] |
Width: | 3.5miles |
Area: | 1153acres |
Max-Depth: | 39feet |
Volume: | 15613acre.ft |
Shore: | 13miles |
Elevation: | 892feet |
Cities: | Chandler, Oklahoma |
Pushpin Map: | Oklahoma#USA |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Bell Cow Lake in Oklahoma, USA. |
Bell Cow Lake (sometimes written as Bellcow) is a reservoir located within the city limits of Chandler, Oklahoma, in a section of the city located to the northwest of its central district, just off Interstate 44 and Oklahoma State Highway 18.
The lake was constructed on Bell Cow Creek for flood control, water supply, recreation, and fish and wildlife purposes. The lake surface covers 1153acres. Four recreational areas cover another 1000square feet, offering boating, fishing, swimming, camping, picnicking, and horseback riding.[2] Its overall dimensions are 3.5miles wide by 1mile long, and it opened officially in January, 1994.[3]