Lake Hobart Explained

Lake Hobart
Other Name:Rocky Lake
Location:Washita County, Oklahoma
Coordinates:35.1781°N -99.0761°W
Type:Reservoir
Inflow:Little Elk Creek
Outflow:Little Elk Creek
Catchment:154km2
Area:340acres
Depth:4feet
Volume:4210acre.ft
Shore:5miles
Elevation:1647feet
Cities:Hobart, Oklahoma
Rocky, Oklahoma
Pushpin Map:Oklahoma#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Lake Hobart in Oklahoma, USA.

Lake Hobart, also known as Rocky Lake, is a reservoir in Washita County, Oklahoma, just to the northwest of Rocky, off U.S. Route 183 and the N2200 and N2190 roads. It is 9.5miles from the city of Hobart, Oklahoma, for which the lake was named. The reservoir was created as part of the Washita Basin Project in the 1950s, to improve water supply in the area by constructing a dam across Little Elk Creek.[1] [2] The Clinton-Cordell-Hobart Aqueduct carries water from the reservoir to the three communities for which it is named.[3] It is popular with fisherman and boaters.[4] The Grissom Cemetery lies near the northern side of the lake.

The earthen dam is 29feet high and 1950feet long. The surface area is 340acres, normal capacity is 4210 acre-feet and the maximum capacity is 6340 acre feet. The maximum discharge is 53600 cubic feet per second.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Streamlining the Processing of Experimental Permit Applications: Environmental Impact Statement. 2009.
  2. Book: United States. Congress. Senate. Appropriations Committee. Public Works Appropriations, 1957, Hearings Before the Subcommittee of ..., 84-2 on H.R. 11319. 1956. 290.
  3. Book: United States. Congress. Senate. Hearings. 1960. U.S. Government Printing Office. 479.
  4. Web site: Parks and attractions. Hobartok.com. 20 January 2013.
  5. http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5P41D_already-dry-lake "Already Dry Lake."