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The cool waters issuing below Broken Bow dam provide year-round habitat and fishing for rainbow and brown trout which are stocked regularly throughout the year. [5] In 2008, a 17-pound-4-ounce (7.8-kilogram) brown trout was caught by an angler in the Mountain Fork.
The following is a list of lakes in Oklahoma located entirely (or partially, as in the case of Lake Texoma) in the state. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Oklahoma has more than 200 lakes created by dams. All lakes listed are man-made. Oklahoma's only natural lakes are oxbow and playa lakes ...
Broken Bow Lake is a reservoir in southeastern Oklahoma, located on Mountain Fork River and 9 miles (14 km) northeast of the town of Broken Bow in McCurtain County. It is one of the largest fresh water lakes within the state of Oklahoma, and a popular tourist destination for locals and visitors from neighboring Texas and Arkansas .
Broken Bow spillway overlook Bridge across Mountain Fork River A vista of Broken Bow Lake. Beavers Bend State Park is a 3,482 [2] acres (14.09 km 2) Oklahoma state park located in McCurtain County. It is approximately 10.5 miles (16.9 km) north of Broken Bow on SH-259A. [3] It was established in 1937 and contains Broken Bow Lake. [4]
The McCurtain County Wilderness Area is a 14,087 acres (5,701 ha) wilderness nature preserve 25 miles (40 km) north of Broken Bow, Oklahoma. It has been owned by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. [1] It was designated a National Natural Landmark in December 1974 for its excellent example of a xeric upland oak-pine forest. [2]
Managed cooperatively between the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the United States Forest Service. Ouachita McCurtain Unit WMA [74] McCurtain: 131,000 acres (53,000 ha) The Broken Bow Sub-unit is located north of Broken Bow, surrounding Broken Bow Lake and the Glover River.
Hochatown State Park was named after the small town of Hochatown.Present-day Hochatown is actually the second community in the area to bear the name. The original community was forced to relocate to its current location on U.S. Route 259 when Broken Bow Lake was created through the damming of Mountain Fork River by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in the late 1960s.
Water quality and clarity are excellent. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has rated the lake as the best for bass fishing in the state. [17] The lake features 36 miles of shoreline. Fishing is permitted year-round for crappie, catfish, largemouth bass, white bass and bluegill.