Bluestem Lake

Bluestem Lake
Location Osage County, Oklahoma
Coordinates 36°42′19.7″N 96°25′9.06″W / 36.705472°N 96.4191833°W / 36.705472; -96.4191833Coordinates: 36°42′19.7″N 96°25′9.06″W / 36.705472°N 96.4191833°W / 36.705472; -96.4191833
Purpose Flood control, recreation, secondary water supply (Pawhuska, Oklahoma)
Status complete
Opening date 1958 Middle Bird Creek[1]
Dam and spillways
Impounds Middle Bird Creek[1]
Reservoir
Surface area 762 acre
Normal elevation 267 m

Bluestem Lake is a reservoir in Osage County, Oklahoma, about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Pawhuska. It is at the convergence of Middle Bird Creek and South Bird Creek. The outflow is Middle Bird Creek. The lake has a surface of 762 acres (3.08 km2) and a shoreline of 19 miles (31 km).[2]

Coordinates are:Latitude: 36°42'19.7" Longitude: -96°25'9.06". Elevation above sea level is 267 metres (876 ft).[3]

Completed in 1958,[1] the lake is a secondary water source for Pawhuska and also was designed for flood control and recreation.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Meador, Granger. "Bluestem Lake and Bird Creek School." March 13, 2017. Accessed April 9, 2017,
  2. ↑ ShopOklahoma. "Bluestem Lake."
  3. ↑ geoview.info "Bluestem Lake." Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ 2030 Osage County Comprehensive Plan.
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