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Unlike other lakes in Oklahoma, Grand Lake is a deep and mostly rocky lake. The average depth for Grand Lake is 36.3 feet. [ 7 ] Its mean elevation is 745 [ 8 ] ft (227 m) above sea level . [ 2 ]
Voices of Oklahoma interview with Dr. Bruce Howard about the creation of Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees and Pensacola Dam. First person interview conducted on December 2, 2014 with Dr. Bruce Howard about the creation of Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees and Pensacola Dam. Original audio and transcript archived with Voices of Oklahoma oral history ...
The Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) is an agency of the state of Oklahoma [1] created to control, develop, and maintain the Grand River waterway. It was created by the Oklahoma state legislature in 1935, and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. GRDA was designed to be self-funding from the sales of electricity and water.
Original site flooded by Grand Lake o' the Cherokees. Bickford [3] [13] [4] Blaine: 1904: 1927: Barren site: Site occupied by Roman Nose State Park: Big Canyon [5] Arbuckle: Murray: 1904: 1961: Big Cedar [3] Bigcedar: LeFlore: 1903: 1943: Bismark: Wright, Wright City, Oklahoma: McCurtain: 1909: 1920: Historic community: Name changed in 1920 ...
The following is a list of lakes in Oklahoma located entirely (or partially, as in the case of Lake Texoma) in the state. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
Ketchum is located in the southeast corner of Craig County. A portion of the town extends south into Mayes County and borders a small arm of Grand Lake. Oklahoma State Highway 85 passes through Ketchum, leading 2 miles (3 km) west to Highway 82. Via Highways 85, 82, and U.S. 60, it is 14 miles (23 km) northwest to Vinita, the Craig County seat.
Mayes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,046. [1] Its county seat is Pryor Creek. [2] Named for Samuel Houston Mayes, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1895 to 1899, it was originally created at the Sequoyah Convention in August 1905.
Grand Lake Towne was first developed and incorporated in the early 1960s by George Creager of Oklahoma City. As of June 2022, Kenneth Calhoun holds the position of Mayor and representative for the town. As of 2010 Grand Lake Towne had a population of 74. The median age was 55.2.