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Lake Overholser is a reservoir within the city limits of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [ a ] Lake Overholser is formed by Overholser Dam on the North Canadian River in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma . [ b ] The lake is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) west of Bethany [ 2 ] and 4.4 mi (7.1 km) from Yukon .
Lake Hudson, also known as Markham Ferry Reservoir, is a man-made reservoir in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States, about 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Locust Grove, Oklahoma and 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Pryor, Oklahoma. [1] It was created by the completion of the Robert S. Kerr Dam on the Grand River in 1964.
The 1945 flood of the Ohio River was the second-worst in Louisville, Kentucky, history after the one in 1937 and caused the razing of the entire waterfront district of the neighborhood of Portland. Afterwards, flood walls were erected around the city to 3 feet (0.91 m) above the highest level of the '37 flood.
Pine Creek Lake comprises 3,750 acres (15.2 km 2) of area and 74 miles (119 km) of shoreline.Normal pool elevation is 438 feet (134 m) above sea level. Its flood pool capacity is 465,780 acre-feet (574,530,000 m 3), at which time its flood pool is at an elevation of 480 feet (150 m) above sea level.
In 1988, Lake Milton was officially dedicated as Ohio's 72nd state park, as water levels of the lake returned after the dam's repair. The State Park's management afforded the construction of water and sewer lines in 1990, enabling real estate in the area to become more valuable, particularly in the northeast part of the lake.
The highest level ever recorded on the Ohio River in Cincinnati was on Jan. 26, during the devastating flood of 1937. Historic crests on the Ohio River in Cincinnati 80 feet on Jan. 26, 1937
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OU researcher Theresa Tsoodle said flooding could be mitigated by federal and state agencies working with tribes to understand the ecology of an area. Study: Tribal lands in Oklahoma are 5 times ...