Dead Warrior Lake

Dead Warrior Lake, sometimes known by its prior name of Dead Indian Lake,[1][2][3] is located about 3 miles south of Roll, Oklahoma,[4] and 11 miles north of Cheyenne in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, on US Route 283.[3] The lake and the adjacent Black Kettle Recreation Area[5] are all part of the Black Kettle National Grassland,[6][7] which is managed by the Cibola National Forest.[8]

The lake is about 80 acres in size.[3] Popular species of fish caught here include flathead catfish, black drum, and blue catfish.[9] The surroundings include amenities such as picnic tables, fireplaces, fishing piers, a boat ramp, docks, and a nature trail.[3] Primitive camp sites are also available.[3]

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.[2] Early settlers in the area gave the creek that name after discovering a Cheyenne burial site.[2] Both the creek and the lake were rechristened in June 2006 to use the "Dead Warrior" name.[2] 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.[2] The creek starts west-southwest of Roll,[10] and proceeds generally southeast[11] before becoming a tributary of the Washita River west-northwest of Strong City, Oklahoma.[12]

References
  1. "Dead Warrior Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  2. "Dead Warrior Lake christened". Josh Rabe, The Oklahoman, November 4, 2006. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  3. "Blackkettle National Grasslands". Cheyenne Roger Mills Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  4. "Roll, Oklahoma to Dead Warrior Lake". Google Maps. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  5. "Dead Indian Lake". Google Maps. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  6. "Grassland Information". US National Forest Campground Guide. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  7. "Black Kettle and McClellan Creek National Grasslands". Forest Service. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  8. "Cibola National Forest Homepage". US Forest Service. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  9. "Fishing in Dead Warrior Lake". Fishbrain. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  10. "Roll, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  11. "Dead Indian Creek, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  12. "Strong City, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

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