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The WMA is separated into different sections or "arms". 1)- Duchess Creek arm, 2)- Gaines Creek Arm, 3)- Deep Fork Arm, 4)- Mill Creek Arm, 5)- North Canadian Arm, South Canadian Arm. Contains Deep Fork WDU and Mill Creek WDU Fobb Bottom WMA [34] Marshall: 2,205 acres (892 ha) Nearest town is Willis: Fort Cobb WMA [35] Caddo: 3,500 acres (1,400 ha)
Red Fork originally was on what was to become Route 66, stretching back to Lookout Mountain and west towards Berryhill. After the oil discovery, it looked like Red Fork might outdo Tulsa, but Tulsa boosters succeeded in attracting new people and businesses there. Also, Red Fork was limited in size by the bend of the river and by the steep hills.
The Honobia Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) of 80,316 acres (32,503 ha) includes much of the upper course of the Little River within its boundaries. The WMA is a partnership between the government of Oklahoma and three timber companies. Most of the land is used for plantations of Loblolly Pine but hardwood forest is preserved in some areas ...
Oklahoma is always facing a risk of wildfires.Stay up to date on where wildfires are breaking out, evacuations, and ongoing alerts from the National Weather Service.. Oklahoma fire map Red flag ...
Located in the middle of the Oklahoma panhandle, the 4,333-acre (17.54 km 2) Optima National Wildlife Refuge is made up of grasslands and wooded bottomland on the Coldwater Creek arm of the Optima Lake project.
Oklahoma has sixty-two oxbow lakes above 10 acres (0.040 km 2) in size. The largest, near the Red River in McCurtain County is 272 acres (1.10 km 2). The prolonged drought that started in 1930 and created the condition called the "Dust Bowl", led to the construction of a great many reservoirs throughout the state.
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]
The old Chisholm Trail crossed the river at Red Fork Station near present-day Dover, Oklahoma. In the 1890s the Creek Nation Cave along the Cimarron River near Ingalls in the Oklahoma Territory, was a hideout for the Doolin gang , which included the teenage bandits Cattle Annie and Little Britches .