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September 7, 2010

Officials analyze future of Great Salt Plains Lake

Associated Press

NESCATUNGA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing an appraisal of the future of Great Salt Plains Lake in northwestern Oklahoma.



The lake is disappearing as silt and sediment rises. It was once used for motorboats and included a ski jump — but now locals say nothing larger than kayaks or canoes are seen on the water.



The corps manages the lake and is considering actions ranging from dredging to remove sediment and increase the lake's depth — to doing nothing and allowing nature to take its course. Corps spokesman Ross Adkins told The Oklahoman that the final recommendation will likely be somewhere in between.



Adkins says the corps is taking public comments and that it could be three to four years before any project begins.

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