Oklahoma City has many creeks but no natural lakes nearby. City fathers dammed one of these streams to form Lake Hefner and to provide for a reliable water supply. The lake is located at one of the area’s highest topographic spots. Oklahoma City is naturally windy, and that includes Lake Hefner. Because of this, the lake is known as perhaps the best inland sailing lake in the nation. Problem is, a persistent drought has gripped the State for the last few years leaving Lake Hefner’s water level (and Oklahoma City’s water supply) at an all time low mark.
OKC has had two days of torrential rain (almost 8”) greatly increasing the lake’s water level. Still, it is very low, as you can see in some of the pics I took today (03–31–07).
