Hulah Lake (Oklahoma)

{{Short description|Man-made reservoir in Oklahoma, United States}}

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| location = Osage County, Oklahoma

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File:HulahAreamap.pdf

Hulah Lake is a man-made reservoir that was created by the United States Army Corps of Engineers damming the Caney River in northeastern Osage County, Oklahoma, within the Osage Indian Reservation. Hulah is an Osage word meaning "eagle”, and was the name of the farming community that was located in the valley before the construction of the dam. The primary purpose of the lake is flood control. It has become a popular recreation area.[http://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.3700 TravelOK Website. "Hulah Lake" Retrieved April 10, 2012] According to the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Hulah Lake project includes a public hunting area, bringing the total project area to {{convert|21,510|acres|ha}}.

The dam is gravity type with an earthen core on a rock foundation. It is {{convert|94|ft|m}} high and {{convert|5,200|ft|m}} long. Its maximum discharge capacity is {{convert|266,000|ft3|m3}}. Construction was completed in 1961."Hulah Lake, northeast Oklahoma." Find Lakes.com Retrieved April 11, 2012.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110829131856/http://findlakes.com/hulah_lake_oklahoma~ok10312.htm] The dam was completed in February 1951.Resourceful Oklahoma. Vol. 3 No. 8. "Hulah Popular Play Spot." August 1952. Retrieved February 24, 1952.

Hulah Lake drains an area of {{convert|732|mi2|km2}}. The lake has a storage capacity of {{convert|289,000|acre.ft|m3}}, a normal surface area of {{convert|3,570|acres|ha}} and a shoreline of {{convert|62| mi|km}}. The normal elevation is {{convert|733|ft|m}} at the top of the conservation pool and {{convert|765|ft|m}} at the top of the flood control pool.{{Cite web |url=https://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/HULA.lakepage.html |title=Corps of Engineers |access-date=2012-04-11 |archive-date=2012-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322020144/http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/HULA.lakepage.html |url-status=live }} The normal storage is 3116 acre-ft.