Elmer_Thomas_Lake

Elmer Thomas Lake

Elmer Thomas Lake

Reservoir in Comanche County, Oklahoma

Elmer Thomas Lake is a lake in Comanche County in the state of Oklahoma in the United States.[3] It is located on the boundary between the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge and Fort Sill military base. The lake is named for an Oklahoma lawyer and politician, Elmer Thomas (1876–1965), who lived in Lawton and represented Oklahoma's 6th Congressional District in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1922 until 1926, then was elected as U.S. Senator, where he served until 1950.[4]

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The lake has a stream source from Little Medicine Creek, encompasses 334 acres (135 ha), and primarily serves as a recreation area.[5]

Recreation

Lake Elmer Thomas Recreation Area (LETRA) which is on the Fort Sill military base, provides camping areas, cabins, a swim beach, water slides, picnic areas, boating ramps and boat rentals. On the refuge side of the lake, there are two fishing piers and a boating ramp.[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Lake Elmer Thomas" (PDF). Oklahoma Water Resources Board ~ Beneficial Use Monitoring Program (BUMP). Oklahoma State Portal ~ OK.gov. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
  2. [2]
    "Lake Elmer Thomas Map". Oklahoma Water Resources Board ~ Lakes Of Oklahoma. Oklahoma State Portal ~ OK.gov. Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
  3. [3]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elmer Thomas Lake
  4. [4]
    Webb, David D. "Thomas, John William Elmer (1876-1965). Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Accessed November 12, 2012.
  5. [5]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Medicine Creek
  6. [6]
    Fort Sill MWR. "Lake Elmer Thomas Recreation Area (LETRA)". Archived from the original on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2005-05-15.
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