Dead Warrior Lake
| Dead Warrior Lake | |
|---|---|
| Dead Indian Lake | |
Dead Warrior Lake Dead Warrior Lake | |
| Location | Roll, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 35°44′53″N 99°43′05″W / 35.748°N 99.718°W |
| Type | Lake |
| Part of | Black Kettle National Grassland |
| River sources | Dead Indian Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 80 acres (32 ha) |
| Water volume | 977 acre-feet (1,205,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 2.8 miles (4.5 km)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 2,090 feet (640 m) |
| References | U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dead Warrior Lake |
| Location | |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Dead Warrior Lake, sometimes known by its prior name of Dead Indian Lake,[2][3][4] is a lake located about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Roll, Oklahoma,[5] and 11 miles (18 km) north of Cheyenne in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, on US Route 283.[4] The lake and the adjacent Black Kettle Recreation Area[6] are all part of the Black Kettle National Grassland,[7][8] which is managed by the Cibola National Forest.[9]
The lake is about 80 acres (32 ha) in size.[4] Popular species of fish caught here include flathead catfish, black drum, and blue catfish.[10] The surroundings include amenities such as picnic tables, fireplaces, fishing piers, a boat ramp, docks, and a nature trail.[4] Primitive camp sites are also available.[4]
Dead Warrior Creek
A watercourse called at that time Dead Indian Creek was dammed in the 1950s to create the lake, and the Dead Indian Lake name followed.[3] Early settlers in the area gave the creek that name after discovering a Cheyenne burial site.[3] Both the creek and the lake were rechristened in June 2006 to use the "Dead Warrior" name.[3] This came about by a decision of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names which resolved almost a decade of controversy about whether the prior titles were offensive to Native Americans.[3] The creek starts west-southwest of Roll,[11] and proceeds generally southeast[12] before becoming a tributary of the Washita River west-northwest of Strong City, Oklahoma.[13]
References
- ^ "Dead Warrior" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Dead Warrior Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Dead Warrior Lake christened". Josh Rabe, The Oklahoman, November 4, 2006. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Blackkettle National Grasslands". Cheyenne Roger Mills Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Roll, Oklahoma to Dead Warrior Lake". Google Maps. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ "Dead Indian Lake". Google Maps. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Grassland Information". US National Forest Campground Guide. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Black Kettle and McClellan Creek National Grasslands". Forest Service. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Cibola National Forest Homepage". US Forest Service. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Fishing in Dead Warrior Lake". Fishbrain. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Roll, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ "Dead Indian Creek, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ "Strong City, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved December 20, 2021.