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Lake Altus-Lugert, looking south. 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.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Kaw Lake: Ponca City: Arkansas River: 17,000: 1,010: ... Lake Altus-Lugert is located in the rugged Quartz Mountain region of Oklahoma.
Altus-Lugert WMA [3] Greer and Kiowa: 3,600 acres (1,500 ha) three miles northeast of Granite on the north end of Lake Altus-Lugert [4] Arbuckle Springs WMA [5] Johnston: 3,869 acres (1,566 ha) 1 mile west of Bromide in northeastern part of county Arcadia Conservation Education Area (CEA) [6] [7] 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.
The park occupies land on the west side of Lake Altus-Lugert, which was originally built in 1927, then expanded in 1940 and renamed Lake Altus-Lugert. The park contains 4,284 acres (17.34 km 2) of land and more than 6,000 acres (24 km 2) of water. [4]
Lake Altus-Lugert; Q. Quartz Mountain Nature Park; Quartz Mountains This page was last edited on 17 December 2016, at 02:06 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Deep Fork River runs for 6 miles (9.7 km) through the OWMA, which is mostly upland and hilly rather than flat and swampy, as the refuge is. Adjoining the refuge on the south is the Eufaula Wildlife Management area which preserves another 7 miles (11 km) of the Deep Fork River to its mouth at Eufaula Lake. Land in Eufaula WMA is similar in ...
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has reported 270 bird species as having been seen in the NWR. These include occasional sightings of the bald eagle and rare sightings of whooping cranes. Outdoor activities allowed in the NWR include birdwatching, boating, hiking, fishing, and limited hunting.