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The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short thick necks, and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water. Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola; American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica
Natural Falls State Park is a 120 acres (0.49 km 2) state-owned park in the Ozarks, in Delaware County, Oklahoma. It lies along U.S. Highway 412, near the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line. [a] The property was privately-owned and known as Dripping Springs until 1990, when the state bought it. The previous owners had also used the property as an ...
Pages in category "Springs of Oklahoma" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Current Oklahoma Wildlife Management Areas (WMA's) [2] Name County or counties Area Location Remarks Image Altus-Lugert WMA [3] Greer and Kiowa: 3,600 acres (1,500 ha) three miles northeast of Granite on the north end of Lake Altus-Lugert [4] Arbuckle Springs WMA [5] Johnston: 3,869 acres (1,566 ha) 1 mile west of Bromide in northeastern part ...
Alabaster Caverns State Park is a 200-acre (0.81 km 2) state park approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Freedom, Oklahoma, United States near Oklahoma State Highway 50. [3] The park attracted 24,706 visitors in FY 2016, The lowest count of the three parks in its part of Oklahoma.
In August 2016, an oily sheen, along with several dead fish and turtles, was reported on North Bird Creek, about 5 miles (8.0 km) from the Tall Grass Preserve in Osage County, Oklahoma. After looking at the site, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), added that warm salt water was bubbling up through the creek water.
The park originated in the 1930s and was named for its springs. [4] It was constructed as a park from the natural environment by the Civilian Conservation Corps. [5] The park received its current name because its sandy-bottom springs appear to be boiling because of the inrush of subsurface water.
Black Mesa State Park is an Oklahoma state park in Cimarron County, near the western border of the Oklahoma panhandle and New Mexico. The park is located about 15 miles (24 km) away from its namesake, Black Mesa, the highest point in Oklahoma (4,973 feet (1,516 m) above sea level). The mesa was named for the layer of black lava rock that coats it.