Lake Lawtonka, Reservoir in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States
Lake Lawtonka is a reservoir in Comanche County, Oklahoma, formed by a dam 60 feet high and 375 feet long across Medicine Creek. It covers 2 square miles (5 km2) and lies at an elevation of about 410 metres. The town of Medicine Park sits south of the lake, and Lawtonka Acres and Robinson's Landing Marina lie along the north shore.
Lake Lawtonka is a reservoir on Medicine Creek in Comanche County, Oklahoma, formed by a dam 60 feet high and 375 feet long. It supplies water to Fort Sill and Lawton, which lie south of the reservoir. The town of Medicine Park, also south of the lake, offers a view of the Lawtonka dam.
The name Lawtonka derives from Lawton, the city the reservoir supplies, with the suffix -ka common in regional place names. Fishing and camping facilities at the lake are maintained by the city of Lawton. Medicine Park, a town of 382 residents on the south shore, overlooks the dam.
Lake Lawtonka lies south of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, with Medicine Park on its southern shore and Lawtonka Acres and Robinson's Landing Marina along the northern shoreline. The city of Lawton maintains fishing and camping facilities around the recreation area. The 60-foot-high, 375-foot-long dam on Medicine Creek is visible from Medicine Park.
The 60-foot-high, 375-foot-long dam across Medicine Creek is best seen from Medicine Park, the town just south of the lake. Lawtonka Acres and Robinson's Landing Marina sit along the northern shoreline of the recreation area, and the city of Lawton maintains the fishing and camping facilities.
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