Lone Chimney Lake
A lake that provides water for thousands of people in four counties of Oklahoma will cease supplying drinkable water soon without significant rainfall. Lone Chimney Lake is the sole or primary water source for the towns of Glencoe, Morrison, Yale, Blackburn, Skedee, Maramec and Terlton in north central Oklahoma. It also supplies 40 percent of the water used by the larger towns of Cleveland and Pawnee.
Prolonged drought has dropped the lake to the lowest level in its 21-year history. The lake level is falling nearly an inch per day. Pawnee County commissioners declared a state of emergency on November 6th. Lone Chimney Lake is among three lakes statewide considered dangerously low.
November 14, 2006 6:48 AM | Category: Drought