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The reservoir is impounded by Robert S. Kerr Lock and Dam at river mile 336.2 (km 541.1) on the Arkansas River, just a few miles below its confluence with the Canadian River. The lock and dam are part of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System , which provides for barge navigation on the Arkansas River and some of its tributaries.
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. The river is the boundary between Greer County and Kiowa County, Oklahoma.
The river is a major source of tourism in the area. In 1999, it was estimated to have brought in approximately 500,000 tourists and $9 million to the Oklahoma section of the river. The upper section and its tributaries, Flint Creek and the Baron Fork, became a designated Scenic River under the Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Act in 1977.
Coarse fishing (Irish: garbhiascaireacht, Welsh: pysgota bras) is a phrase commonly used in Great Britain and Ireland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It refers to the angling for rough fish , which are fish species considered undesirable as food or game fish .
The river held at that level for two hours, but by then the level at the east end of the dam failed, sending the downstream river level 2 feet (0.61 m) higher in a matter of minutes. [ 8 ] By the time the crisis had passed, Jones, Oklahoma and Spencer, Oklahoma , two towns downstream of Oklahoma City, had been surrounded by water.
This is a list of rivers in the state of Oklahoma, listed by drainage basin, alphabetically, and by size. In mean flow of water per second, the Arkansas is Oklahoma's largest river, followed by the Red River and the Neosho River .
The Cimarron River claimed a house in Twin Lakes, Oklahoma, on Wednesday, May 22, as the swollen river ripped the property from its foundation and into the fast-moving waters.Severe storms ...
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.