Stroud Lake is a reservoir in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States, about from Stroud, Oklahoma."Stroud Lake Fishing." Hook and Bullet. Undated Accessed November 18, 2019. According to AnglerHub, the lake was built in 1968.AnglerHub. "Stroud Lake, Oklahoma Bass Fishing Tournaments." Undated Accessed November 21, 2019.
The lake was formally named "Salt Camp Creek Watershed Dam No. 12" when it was under construction. The project was built by the City of Stroud and the Creek County Conservation District, assisted by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program. Although the lake's primary purpose was for flood control, the City of Stroud paid for an additional of municipal water storage and of recreational water storage above that required for flood control."Salt Camp Creek Watershed Dam No. 12." Oklahoma Conservation Commission. October 2011. Accessed May 22, 2020.
Lake description Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) says that Stroud Lake, which was created by damming Lincoln Creek, has a surface area of , a capacity of , a shoreline of , and a normal elevation of . The lake was built primarily to serve the following functions: water supply, flood control and recreation."Lakes of Oklahoma: Stroud." Oklahoma Water Resources Board. Undated. Accessed December 22, 2019.
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