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Tenkiller Ferry Lake, or more simply, Lake Tenkiller, is a reservoir in eastern Oklahoma formed by the damming of the Illinois River.The earth-fill dam was constructed between 1947 and 1952 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers for purposes of flood control, hydroelectric power generation, water supply and recreation.
Great Salt Plains Lake is the centerpiece of a wildlife refuge that is a critical way-station for migratory birds. Aerial view of Fort Gibson Lake and Sequoyah State Park. Many large Oklahoma lakes have state parks and lodges.
Tenkiller Ferry Lake, also known as Lake Tenkiller, was named after the Tenkillers, a prominent Cherokee family who owned the land in the area. [6] The park was added to the Oklahoma State Park System in 1953, when the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department (ORTD) leased land adjacent to the Tenkiller Ferry Project from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
Cherokee Landing State Park is a 146-acre (0.59 km 2) Oklahoma state park located in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.It is located near Park Hill, Oklahoma on a peninsula jutting into Lake Tenkiller in the Cookson Hills, south of Tahlequah.
Lake Tenkiller, created by damming the Illinois River beginning in 1947 with completion in 1953, has attracted tourists and fishermen to this once sparsely settled area. Seventy miles of the river between Lake Tenkiller and the Arkansas border, flowing through the Cookson Hills , have been supervised by the Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission ...
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Caney Creek is a watercourse in Adair County and Cherokee County in Oklahoma. [1] [2] It forms just southeast of Stilwell and travels on an arc generally northwest, west, and then southwest before emptying into Tenkiller Ferry Lake on the Illinois River east of Pettit.
Broken Bow Reservoir is located within the state park. 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.