Copan Dam



Copan Dam is a dam in the US state of Oklahoma, Washington County, in the northeastern part of the state.

Construction of the earthen dam began in 1972 and was completed in 1983 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with a height of 73 ft and a length of 7730 ft  long at its crest. It impounds Little Caney River for flood control and municipal drinking water. The dam is owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers.

The reservoir it creates, Copan Lake, has a water surface of 7.6 mi2, has a maximum capacity of 338000 acre-feet, and normal capacity of 43400 acre feet.

Copan Wildlife Area is a wildlife management area that was leased to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks from the Corps of Engineers in 1981. The wildlife area is part of an overall project with the Copan Reservoir, located in Oklahoma. It covers 2360 acre in Montgomery County, Kansas.