Lake Kickapoo

[1] Lake Kickapoo reservoir was created by the impoundment of North Fork Little Wichita River, its only in-flow tributary, in 1946.

[3] The reservoir storage has steadily dropped by 293 acre-feet/year since 1945 when it had a total capacity of 106,000 acre-feet, due to increasing drought events in the region.

The dam's uncontrolled spillway is classified as ogee concrete and has a crest elevation of 1,045 feet above sea level.

[2] Lake Kickapoo reservoir is owned by the city of Wichita Falls and operated for the continued use as a water supply.

[7] Although it is owned by the city of Wichita Falls, the dam is regulated by the government entity Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Management plans have been enacted to support the genetic diversity of Largemouth Bass due to this species designation as a source for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department hatchery brood stock program.

[2] There is an elevated abundance of honey mesquite in the Broken Red Plains that has been associated with the 19th century cattle drives and subsequent grazing pressure via land use.