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All lakes listed are man-made. Oklahoma's only natural lakes are oxbow and playa lakes. Oklahoma has sixty-two oxbow lakes at least 10 acres in size. The largest, near the Red River in McCurtain County, is 272 acres. Playa lakes are found in saucer-shaped depressions in the high plains region. They are usually intermittent, holding water only ...
Quercus marilandica is a small deciduous tree growing to 15 meters (49 feet) tall, with bark cracked into rectangular black plates with narrow orange fissures. The leaves are 7–20 centimeters (3–8 inches) long and broad, and typically flare from a tapered base to a broad three-lobed bell shape with only shallow indentations.
Oklahoma has sixty-two oxbow lakes above 10 acres (0.040 km 2) in size. The largest, near the Red River in McCurtain County is 272 acres (1.10 km 2 ). The prolonged drought that started in 1930 and created the condition called the " Dust Bowl ", led to the construction of a great many reservoirs throughout the state.
Smilax rotundifolia, also known as roundleaf greenbrier [2] or common greenbrier, is a woody vine native to the southeastern and eastern United States and eastern Canada. [1] [3] [4] It is a common and conspicuous part of the natural forest ecosystems in much of its native range.
Bald Cypress trees often line the lower Mountain Fork. The Mountain Fork in McCurtain County, Oklahoma. The Mountain Fork rises in the Ouachita Mountains in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, and then flows southeastwardly into Polk County, Arkansas, then southwestwardly into McCurtain County, Oklahoma, where it turns southward for the remainder of its course.
The oldest known tree is one growing in the Kozia Brana Cemetery in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was planted sometime between 1773 and 1793, making it approximately 241 years old. When last measured in 2021 it had a diameter of 1.2 meters (3.9 ft) and a height of 23.40 meters (76.8 ft).
Pages in category "Individual trees in Oklahoma" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
An extension in two branches of the Cross Timbers into southwestern Oklahoma, this area features reduced tree density and height, but also small forests dominated by sugar maple, bur oak, and live oak in deeper river canyons. The towns of Duncan, Oklahoma and Walters, Oklahoma, lie in this region. [2]