Kaw WMA covers 16,254 acres adjoining the upper two thirds of Kaw Lake in eastern Kay County in north central Oklahoma . Located just four and one half miles east of Newkirk , Oklahoma, Kaw WMA is a mixture of upland and bottomland forest, tallgrass prairie, old fields, and cropland.
Bluestem grasses and post oak- blackjack forests are predominate on upland sites, which are interspersed with sand plum thickets and agricultural fields. Bottom land forests consist of burr oak, hackberry, sycamore, sand plum and other species. The average annual precipitation for the area is 30 inches per year.
WMA Driving Directions:
West arm – From Newkirk: 4½ miles east on E. River Rd (E0090).
South area – From Ponca City: 2 miles north on U.S. Hwy 77, 6 miles east on Sate Hwy 11, 2 miles north on Enterprise Rd, ¼ mi east on E0150.
East arm – From Newkirk: 13 miles east on E. River Rd (E0090).