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Kaw Lake

People on a boat fishing Kaw Lake

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Game Warden (County):

Kaw Lake (Google Map) is located 11 miles east of Ponca City on SH 11.

Lake Details

Shoreline Length: 149.00 mi.
Volume: 428600.00 ac. ft.
Max. Depth: 74.50 ft.
Surface Area: 23610.00 ac.

Located

Kay, Osage Counties

U.S. Corps of Engineers manages campgrounds and boat ramps.

Walleye are stocked and brush piles are put into the lake for fish habitat.

Easy access to the water's edge is available in many of the public-use areas. The concrete walk along the spillway is also accessible.

Kaw Lake Report

Apr 22. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 63°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on grubs, jigs, live bait, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, riprap, rocks, shorelines.

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on crawfish, cut bait, goldfish, live bait, shad, sunfish, worms around below the dam, flats, main lake, riprap, river channel, river mouth, shorelines.

Paddlefish Fair on snagging around below the dam.

Report submitted by Spencer Grace (Game Warden Kay County)