LAKE NAME: CARL BLACKWELL (View Lake Map)
SURFACE ACRES: 3,370
AVG DEPTH (ft.): 18.2
LOCATION: 5 miles west of Stillwater off Hwy 51
COUNTY: Payne and Noble
DATE IMPOUNDED: 1937
OPERATOR: Okla. State Univer.
PHONE: 405-372-5157
PRIMARY USES: Water supply and recreation.
PUBLIC USE FACILITIES: Boat ramps, campsites, picnic areas, group shelters, fuel, cabins and fishing jetty.
NOTABLE CHARACTERISTICS OF LAKE OR FISHERY: Lake is usually turbid to semiturbid and is silt laden in the upper one-third and subject to high wind exposure.
STATUS OF FISHERY
| SPORT | TOTAL | QUALITY SIZE | QUALITY |
| FISH | ABUNDANCE | ABUNDANCE | SIZE |
| White crappie | High | Below average | > 8" |
| White bass | Moderate | Moderate | > 12" |
| White/striper hybrid bass | Moderate | Below average | > 20" |
| Saugeye | Moderate | Moderate | > 16" |
| Channel Catfish | High | Moderate | >16" |
| Largemouth Bass | Moderate | Moderate | > 14" |
HABITAT TYPES STATUS AND IMPROVEMENTS: Shorelines are primarily gently sloping with a substrate of colloidal clay with limited areas of small rocks and submerged timber. The best habitat is restricted to coves in the lower one-third of the lake.
MANAGEMENT STRATEGY: Stocking hybrid striped bass and saugeye to control the overabundant crappie population will continue; refurbish existing brush piles in 1996; sample in 1996 to evaluate progress of management goals and to determine stocking success of hybrids and saugeye.