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Broken Bow Lake covers 14,200 acres in Oklahoma and drops to 180 feet at its deepest point. It is a reservoir impounded in 1970 and managed by USACE. Short-term rental posture: McCurtain County; STR heavy. Confirm at the municipal level before underwriting rental income.
Each axis is computed by published formula from this lake's own attributes. How we score.
Computed from measured clarity, trophic state, and drawdown magnitude — not an opinion. See the formula.
Weighted: water 26% · recreation 22% · investment 20% · value 18% · access 14%.
The dock sits at full-pool elevation. At low pool the waterline retreats and the reach to navigable water changes. Scale is illustrative; the 10 ft figure is from published operations for this lake.
Idealized cross-section. Max depth 180 ft, average 58 ft. Depth at a specific dock depends on local bathymetry — verify at the property.
McCurtain County; STR heavy
What a median-priced home on Broken Bow Lake actually costs to carry, with waterfront-specific line items most calculators omit.
| Principal & interest | $26,239 |
| Property taxes | $4,358 |
| Hazard insurance | $1,743 |
| Flood insurance | $650 |
| Utilities | $2,700 |
| Maintenance reserve (1.1%) | $4,565 |
| Septic service | $520 |
| Well & water testing | $260 |
| Dock maintenance | $900 |
| Winterization / seasonal close | $750 |
| Shoreline / seawall reserve | $960 |
| Total | $43,644 |
Smallmouth and walleye both fish well. Water clarity has held up over the fifteen years we have been here, which I credit to the watershed protections.
Prices here are meaningfully lower than the lake an hour north for water that is nearly as clear. Fewer restaurants and services, which is the tradeoff.
