It impounds Jumper Creek, about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the city of Konawa, Oklahoma.

When the three main steam-driven generators are on-line, the plant must circulate a million gallons of water per minute (GPM) through its exhaust steam condensers.

[2] The reservoir has a surface area of 1,350 acres (5.5 km2), a shoreline of 20 miles (32 km) and a rated capacity of 23,000 acre-feet (28,000,000 m3).

The lake level is maintained by pumping water from the South Canadian River as needed.

[3] In 2003, Konawa ranked first among Oklahoma Lakes larger than 1,000 acres in the production of Largemouth bass.