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McGee Creek State Park is a state park in southern Oklahoma. The park is on the south side of McGee Creek Reservoir, which impounds the waters of McGee Creek. Created in 1985 the reservoir provides flood control. The park is approximately 2,600 acres (1,100 ha) and the reservoir is approximately 3,800 acres (1,500 ha).
McGee Creek is impounded by McGee Creek Lake.Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on July 10, 1982, and the project was dedicated on August 22, 1986. The lake was built to help establish flood control in the Muddy Boggy and Red River basins, and to supply the city of Oklahoma City with water.
McGee Creek Lake is 17 miles (27 km) east of Atoka; 18 miles (29 km) west of Antlers and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Farris, Oklahoma [4]. The reservoir, which filled at the completion of the United States Bureau of Reclamation McGee Dam in 1987, consists of 3,810 acres (15.4 km 2) surface area and 64 miles (103 km) of shoreline.
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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. Oklahoma has more than 200 lakes created by dams. All lakes listed are man-made. Oklahoma's only natural lakes are oxbow and playa lakes ...
Fishing is common year-round, as is hunting during hunting season. [citation needed] Several flood control reservoirs built and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or the state, including Broken Bow Lake, Clayton Lake, McGee Creek Lake, Pine Creek Lake, and Sardis Lake, are framed by views of the mountains. [citation needed]
McGee Creek may refer to: McGee Creek, California, ... McGee Creek Reservoir, Oklahoma; McGee Creek State Park, Oklahoma This page was last edited on 3 ...
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