Lake Atoka Reservoir (also called Atoka Lake) is a reservoir in southeastern Oklahoma, north of Atoka, Oklahoma, county seat of Atoka County, Oklahoma. It was built in 1959 to expand the water supply for Lake Stanley Draper in Oklahoma City and Atoka.
Description The lake has a surface area of ,"Atoka Lake, Oklahoma." OutdoorsOK. Accessed August 28, 2015. an average depth of , of shoreline and a capacity of .Oklahoma Water Resource Board Its length is .
Litigation over water rights Atoka Lake is mentioned along with Sardis Lake, the Kiamichi Basin and the Clear Boggy Basin in a current court case (now known as Chickasaw v. Fallin), alleging that the state has violated the water rights of specific Native American tribes. The case was filed in 2011, and seeks to prevent of limit withdrawals of water from the named sources by the city of Oklahoma City and approved by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.Krehbiel-Burton, Lenzy. "Tribes sue over water rights to lake." Native American Times. August 22, 2011. August 28, 2015.
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External links Lake Information by Oklahoma City government