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The Oklahoma Special Olympics’ Annual Summer Games take place every May. It is the largest amateur sporting event in Oklahoma and the largest Special Olympics event in the United States. [52] Since 2011, Stillwater has hosted the annual Bob Childers' Gypsy Cafe, a red dirt music festival.
In Oklahoma, streamwater is defined to include “water in ponds, lakes, reservoirs, and playa lakes” [2] (or dry lakes). Streamwater is considered to be publicly owned; the Oklahoma Water Resources board is responsible for appropriation for all areas of the State of Oklahoma except the Grand River basin, where the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) has responsibility for allocation on a use ...
State of Oklahoma sign designating Cache Creek. Cache Creek is a small creek in Cotton County, Oklahoma and a tributary of the Red River. [1] Cache Creek has a distance of 5.5 miles (8.9 km) from the Red River to the East Cache Creek and West Cache Creek basin.
Payne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.As of the 2020 census, its population was 81,646. [1] Its county seat is Stillwater. [2] The county was created in 1890 as part of Oklahoma Territory and is named for Capt. David L. Payne, a leader of the "Boomers".
Lake Carl Blackwell [1] a/k/a Carl Blackwell Lake [2] is 8 miles (13 km) west of Stillwater, Oklahoma. Primarily a recreational area, it is almost midway between Tulsa and Oklahoma City. It was constructed in 1937. [3] The lake is owned and operated by Oklahoma State University (OSU). [4]
What are the 'dirtiest' lakes in Oklahoma? A recent study from vacation rental platform Lake.com ranked the top 10 "dirtiest" lakes in the U.S. based on the volume of certain chemicals present.
This is a list of rivers in the state of Oklahoma, listed by drainage basin, alphabetically, and by size. In mean flow of water per second, the Arkansas is Oklahoma's largest river, followed by the Red River and the Neosho River .
Cherokee Outlet, then County Q in Oklahoma Territory [61] The Skidi Pawnee Native American people: 27.83 15,864: 570 sq mi (1,476 km 2) Payne County: 119: Stillwater: 1890: County 6 in Oklahoma Territory in 1889, renamed to Payne County in 1907 [62] David L. Payne, the key figure in opening Oklahoma to white settlement: 121.50 83,352: 686 sq mi ...