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Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6] Dripping Springs Lake: Okmulgee: 1150 [12] 741 [12] City of Okmulgee: information and photos [12] Ellsworth Lake: Lawton: East Cache Creek: 5,000: information: Elmer Lake: Kingfisher: 60: 1,119: Oklahoma Wildlife Department [6] information and photos: Carl G. Etling Lake: Boise City: Carrizo Creek: 159: Oklahoma ...
The lake has 9.9 miles (15.9 km) of shoreline and its surface normally covers 263 acres (106 ha). [6] Lake elevation is approximately 400 feet (120 m) [1] The maximum capacity is 3,960 acre-ft and the normal storage is 1,681 acre-ft. [6] The average depth is 6.4 feet (2.0 m), with a maximum depth of 22 feet (6.7 m) [6] The earthen dam is 900 feet (270 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) high.
Grand Lake and its neighbor, Lake Hudson (also managed by the GRDA), are the only two major lakes in the state where one can build directly on the waterfront. Residents of the town of Miami and Native American groups have objected to proposals to increase high water levels at Pensacola Dam in order to maintain the water level at Grand Lake ...
The lake is open for a number of things including, fishing, ATVs or dirt bikes, R.C. airplanes, boating (sailing, Water skiing, and jet skiing). Water skiing is allowed in the main body of the lake, but swimming is prohibited everywhere in the lake. There are four covered fishing piers, primitive campgrounds, picnic grounds, grills and rest rooms.
The lake was designed to contain 3,600 acre-feet (4,400,000 m 3) in 1932, but in 2010 the capacity was reportedly only 1,484 acre-feet (1,830,000 m 3). [3] In 2011 Boomer Lake underwent severe drying due to lack of water, with water levels dropping as much as 15 ft and the shoreline receding up to 40 ft in some areas.
[6] Oklahoma set up the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) on January 10, 1935. Eventually, on September 18, 1937, with the help of Oklahoma Representative Wesley E. Disney, Senator Elmer Thomas and engineer W. R. Holway, President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved $20 million in funding through the New Deal's Public Works Administration for the
This year's free fishing days are June 1-2. 2 Does that mean anyone can fish? Yes, anyone may fish in Oklahoma on these days without a state license. People who wish to catch paddlefish will still ...
Broken Bow Lake is a reservoir in southeastern Oklahoma, located on Mountain Fork River and 9 miles (14 km) northeast of the town of Broken Bow in McCurtain County. It is one of the largest fresh water lakes within the state of Oklahoma, and a popular tourist destination for locals and visitors from neighboring Texas and Arkansas .