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Lake Altus-Lugert, also known as Lake Altus, [3] Lake Lugert, [4] Lake Lugert-Altus, [5] and Lugert Lake, [3] is a reservoir located on the North Fork Red River, [1] about 17 miles (27 km) north of Altus, Oklahoma on the former site of the town of Lugert, Oklahoma.
In 1927, Lake Altus (now Lake Altus-Lugert) was created at the base of the Quartz Mountains. In 1935, a 148.3-acre (0.600 km 2) tract adjoining the lake was declared Quartz Mountain State Park. This tract was bought by citizens of Altus who donated it to the state for use as a park.
Elevation MSL, ft. Maintained by Comments Lake Altus-Lugert: Altus: North Fork of the Red River: ... Tenkiller Ferry Lake and dam. Altus City Reservoir; Lake Altus ...
Lake Altus on the North Fork Red River is 2 miles (3 km) east of the center of town. Headquarters Mountain, elevation 1,980 feet (600 m), rises 350 feet (110 m) directly above the north side of town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.4 km 2), all land. [5]
Elevation: 2,040 ft (620 m) [1] Coordinates 2] Geography; Location: Greer County ... The mountain overlooks scenic Lake Altus-Lugert. [3] Geology
The City of Altus and private donors bought 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) of land for the park. [3] NPS spent about $500,000 building roads, trails, rest rooms and other amenities. Quartz Mountain became one of the first seven state parks in Oklahoma when the NPS turned the completed project over to the state in 1937.
It then turns southeast to form the county line between Greer and Kiowa counties, where it is impounded to form Lake Altus-Lugert. In southern Greer County, the North Fork joins Elm Creek before turning in a more southerly direction, forming the border between Kiowa County and Jackson County, Oklahoma and Jackson County, and Tillman counties. [5]
Created in 1975, Tom Steed Reservoir is a reservoir in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of the city of Snyder, Oklahoma. [ a ] The reservoir area was created by damming West Otter Creek and diverting flows of Elk Creek through the Bretch Diversion Canal by Mountain Park Dam .