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Lake Murray is a 5,700-acre (23 km 2) lake in south central Oklahoma, near Ardmore named for Oklahoma Governor William H. Murray. [1] It was created by damming Anadarche and Fourche Maline Creeks. [2] The lake is wholly within Lake Murray State Park, Oklahoma's largest state park, containing over 12,500 acres (51 km 2) of relative wilderness. A ...
There are over 177 species of fish in the US state of Oklahoma, at least 7% of which are not native. [1] Species include: Alabama shad (Alosa alabamae) Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) American eel (Anguilla rostrata) American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) Arkansas darter (Etheostoma cragini)
Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge. The Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States system of national wildlife refuges. It is located in Alfalfa County in northern Oklahoma, north of Jet (pop. 230), along Great Salt Plains Lake, which is formed by a dam on the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River.
Drop a line. Fishing is obviously a major attraction for Lake Murray, with more than a dozen species of fish lurking beneath the water, from largemouth bass to striper.
Lake Murray has long been known as a fine fishing spot, but this week that local knowledge will be broadcast to the whole country and beyond. The lake is hosting the Bassmaster Elite Series, the ...
The American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), also known as the mud shad, is a member of the herring family of fish and is native to large swaths of fresh and brackish waters in the United States of America, [2] as well as portions of Quebec, Canada, and Mexico. [3] The adult has a deep body, with a silvery-green coloration above fading to ...
The smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of the order Perciformes. [4] It is the type species of its genus Micropterus (black basses), and is a popular game fish sought by anglers throughout the temperate zones of North America, and has been spread by stocking —as well as illegal introductions—to many cool-water ...
Lake Murray State Park - 1 hour 32 minutes. Oklahoma's first and largest state park, Lake Murray State Park surrounds its namesake lake and consists of 12,500 acres. You can stay at the park with ...