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FOSS RESERVOIR 5-YEAR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PLAN NORTHWEST REGION OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PREPARED BY: JOHN STAHL, REGIONAL FISHERIES SUPERVISOR TY HARPER, FISHERIES BIOLOGIST Foss Lake Management Plan Physical Description Foss Lake, located in Custer County, was constructed in 1961 by the Bureau of Reclamation to serve as a flood control, irrigation, municipal water supply, and fish and wildlife recreation reservoir. The reservoir is also a major waterfowl stop with the Washita National Wildlife Refuge providing a wintering resting area. Foss covers 8,800 acres at normal pool and has a storage capacity of 256,220 acre feet. The drainage area is 1,496 square miles. Foss Lake impounds the Washita River with an annual exchange rate of 0.29. The secchi disk reading in the main pool is around 38 inches. Foss has a mean depth of 23 feet and a maximum depth of 89 feet. There is 63 miles of shoreline with a shoreline development ratio of 4.79. Prevailing winds are from a southerly direction at 12 mph. Typical annual fluctuation is 2 feet. Water Quality The Oklahoma Water Resources Board conducted a bump study from September 2004 through June 2005. Water quality samples were collected at five sites to represent the riverine, transition, and lacustrine zone of the reservoir. Surface samples were collected at all sites and a sample was collected 20 inches from the bottom at the dam. The lake wide annual turbidity value was 9 NTU (Appendix Chart A). Water clarity was average based on secchi disk depth, turbidity, and true color values (Appendix Chart B) and results for these parameters were similar to that in 2003. The trophic state index (TSI) values for all sites varied by season; ranging from oligotrophic in the summer to mesatrophic in the winter and spring, to eutrophic in the fall. The TSI value of 52 indicates the lake was eutrophic, wi