Hulah Lake (Oklahoma)

Hulah Lake is a man-made reservoir that was created by the United States Army Corps of Engineers damming the Caney River in northeastern Osage County, Oklahoma, within the Osage Indian Reservation. Hulah is an Osage word meaning "eagle”, and was the name of the farming community that was located in the valley before the construction of the dam. The primary purpose of the lake is flood control. It has become a popular recreation area. According to the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Hulah Lake project includes a public hunting area, bringing the total project area to 21,510 acres.

The dam is gravity type with an earthen core on a rock foundation. It is 94 ft high and 5,200 ft long. Its maximum discharge capacity is 266,000 ft3. Construction was completed in 1961. The dam was completed in February 1951.

Hulah Lake drains an area of 732 mi2. The lake has a storage capacity of 289,000 acre.ft, a normal surface area of 3,570 acres and a shoreline of 62 mi. The normal elevation is 733 ft at the top of the conservation pool and 765 ft at the top of the flood control pool. The normal storage is 3116 acre-ft.