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Waurika Lake Levels Continuing to Drop

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

WAURIKA, Okla. (AP) — The board that oversees the water distribution of Waurika Lake says drought conditions continue to affect the lake, which is used as a water source in southwest Oklahoma.

Waurika Lake Master Conservancy District Director David Taylor says the Waurika Lake watershed has received just 14.7 inches of rain this year. According to the Lawton Constitution Taylor estimates that the lake has enough usable water to last until March 2016.

Taylor says rehabilitation and maintenance work to the lake could increase that time to January 2017.

The lake serves as a water source for Lawton, Duncan, Walters, Comanche, Temple and Waurika.