Lake Hefner

Hefner, LakeLake Hefner, northwestern Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Lake Hefner, storage reservoir in northwestern Oklahoma City, U.S., that supplies domestic water to the metropolitan area. Completed in 1947, it is fed by the North Canadian River and the Canton Reservoir in Blaine county. It has a surface area of some 4 square miles (10 square km) and a maximum depth of about 94 feet (29 metres) and is connected to Lake Overholser, another reservoir, by a narrow canal at its southwest corner.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
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Article Title: Lake Hefner
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 02 February 2015
Access Date: April 20, 2025