Konawa Reservoir

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Konawa Reservoir, also known as Konawa Lake, is a man-made lake in Seminole County, Oklahoma, near the city of Konawa. It covers about 1,350 acres (5.5 square kilometers) and holds around 23,000 acre-feet (28 million cubic meters) of water. The lake is owned by the Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (OG&E) and was built between 1968 and 1970 to provide cooling water for a nearby gas-fired power plant.

Jumper Creek is dammed to form the reservoir, about 2 miles east of Konawa. The power plant has three steam-driven generators and one gas turbine, for a total capacity of 1,534 megawatts. When the main steam units run, about 1 million gallons of water per minute circulate through the condensers.

The pool surface is kept at 924 feet above sea level. The average depth is about 17 feet, with a maximum depth of about 49.8 feet. The lake level is maintained by pumping water from the South Canadian River.

Recreation and fishing are allowed. Fishing rules follow Oklahoma state laws and a valid license is required. Water skiers and personal watercraft are allowed, but houseboats are not. Konawa Reservoir was noted in 2003 for leading Oklahoma lakes larger than 1,000 acres in largemouth bass production. Other fish present include channel catfish, flathead catfish, hybrid striped bass, sunfish, and white bass.