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The Cross Timbers are defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as Ecoregion 29, a Level III ecoregion. Some organizations and maps refer to the Cross Timbers ecoregion as the Central Oklahoma/Texas Plains. [4] The Cross Timbers are contained within the WWF central forest-grasslands transition ecoregion.
Central Oklahoma is a humid-subtropical region dominated by the Cross Timbers, an area of prairie and patches of forest at the eastern extent of the Great Plains. [2] The region is essentially a transition buffer between the wetter and more forested Eastern Oklahoma and the semi-arid high plains of Western Oklahoma, and experiences extreme swings between dry and wet weather patterns.
Of Oklahoma's federally protected park or recreational sites, the Chickasaw National Recreation Area is the largest, with 4,500 acres (18 km 2). [18] Other federal protected sites include the Santa Fe and Trail of Tears national historic trails, the Fort Smith and Washita Battlefield national historic sites, and the Oklahoma City National ...
Located in a transition between the Ozark Mountains on the east and the Cross Timbers/Sandstone Hills on the West, this area is the wettest part of Oklahoma, commonly receiving at least 40 inches (1,000 mm) of precipitation per year. Bison and other fur-bearing animals were plentiful, making this a prime hunting area for centuries.
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 ...
Caddo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,945. [1] Its county seat is Anadarko. [2] Created in 1901 as part of Oklahoma Territory, the county is named for the Caddo tribe who were settled here on a reservation in the 1870s.
Reba McEntire's long-awaited restaurant in Atoka, Oklahoma is finally open. Here's what's on the menu, hours it's open and photos of the interior.
Lincoln County is a county in eastern Central Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,458. [2] Its county seat is Chandler. [3] Lincoln County is part of the Oklahoma City, OK metropolitan statistical area. [4] In 2010, the center of population of Oklahoma was in Lincoln County, near the town of Sparks. [5]