Lake Thunderbird
| Lake Thunderbird Lake Thunderbird Dam |
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 13 '15 " N , 97 ° 13' 5" W | ||||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||||
| Lock type: | Earthfill dam | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1962-1965 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 44 m | ||||||||
| Height of the structure crown: | 326 m | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 2 200 m | ||||||||
| Operator: | Bureau of Reclamation | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 317 m | ||||||||
| Water surface | 21.65 km² | ||||||||
| Maximum depth | 18 m (mean depth 4.7 m) | ||||||||
| Storage space | 130.55 million m³ (2001) | ||||||||
| Catchment area | 663 km² | ||||||||
Lake Thunderbird is a water reservoir in the urban area of Norman , Oklahoma, United States .
The reservoir was artificially created from 1962 to 1965 and supplies the nearby communities of Norman, Del City and Midwest City with drinking water. It is dammed by a 2,200 m long and up to 44 m high dam.
The lake is named after the legend of the Thunderbird , a supernaturally powerful bird. Many residents, however, call the lake Lake Dirtybird and thus allude to the cloudy lake water.
Web links
Commons : Lake Thunderbird State Park - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
- Lake Thunderbird in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- Lake Thunderbird Dam on the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
Individual evidence
- ↑ Project page of the Norman Project ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of the US Bureau of Reclamation ( Memento of the original from February 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed May 4, 2014.
- ^ Retire in Norman, Oklahoma? ( Memento of the original from May 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed May 4, 2014.
