Named for Col. Auguste P. Chouteau, whose father built a shipyard on the river bank to build keelboats for the fur trade. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
The Port of Catoosa, terminal point of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, is nearby. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
The McCurtain County Wilderness Area at the lake's north end retains its primitive, natural beauty. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
Named for a pioneer Army post or "canton-ment" at the halfway point between Forts Reno and Supply. Deactivated in 1882, the post also served as a Mennonite school for Indians.
One of the largest Corps lakes. Outlaw Belle Starr lived near here in the turbulent days between the 1830's and the Civil War. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
The Fort Gibson Stockade, a restored frontier fort is located near the lake. Fort Gibson is the oldest town in Oklahoma. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
Some original buildings from Fort Supply, used as a base by Lt. Col. George Custer's 7th Cavalry, are located nearby. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
Located near Kellyville in the Sandstone Hills of the Osage Section central lowlands with good hunting and fishing.Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
Oil discoveries here made the Osage Indian tribe the wealthiest in America. Woolaroc Museum is nearby. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
Author Washington Irving noted Bear's Cove (formerly Bear's Glen) in his 1832 book, "A Tour of the Prairies."Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
Will Rogers' home is nearby, restored as a State Park. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
French trader Jean de la Harpe explored this area, later used by Choctaw Indians to establish small farmsteads. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
Scene of a capture by Confederate troops of an armed Union steamboat. The Oklahoma Historical Society is developing the area for public use.Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
The area around this beautiful, clear lake is rich in history of the Cherokee Nation. A nearby point of interest is Tsa-La-Gi, an authenic recreation of a Cherokee Village of 1700's, where the Trail of Tears drama is presented.
This lake impounds the waters of Beaver Creek, about 6 mi NE of Waurika, on OK 5. It forms a 10, 100-acre lake.Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
On the site of an important steamboat landing, the Falls were mentioned by General Zebulon Pike in his early (1806) explorations. From Muskogee, 20 mi S on Muskogee Turnpike, 5 mi E on US 64, 2 mi N on OK 10.
Nearby Indian mounds date from 700-1500 A.D. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
This lake provides 14, 360 acres of surface water. It impounds Jackfork Creek, a tributary of the Kiamichi River in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains of southeastern Oklahoma.
This lake impounds 1, 820 acres of water on the Deep Fork River in central Oklahoma. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
The Skiatook Dam is located 14 mi upstream of the confluence of Hominy and Bird Creeks. It forms a 10, 500-acre impoundment.Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
This lake impounds about 1, 137 acres of water on Birch Creek, a tributary of Bird Creek in Osage County. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
About 4, 850 acres of water is impounded behind this dam on the Little Caney River. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
Visit Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, one of the chain of refuge areas for ducks and geese on the Continental Central Flyway. Crystal digging is allowed Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from April 1 to Oct. 15.
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation manages over 18, 000 acres of land and water, which is open to hunting along with an additional 8, 000 acres managed by the Corps.
On the Arkansas River in Kay and Osage Counties in Oklahoma and Crowley County in Kansas, this 17, 000-acre lake offers camping and picnicking; 24, 000 acres in both states are open to hunting and other activities.
Located in an area once known as "No Man's Land" in the Oklahoma Panhandle, this lake is set in a scenic area of sand hills, rock outcroppings and rolling grasslands. Historical points of interest exist close to the lake.
Near the home of the famous Choctaw Light-horsemen, who kept peace and order during the turbulent years of the last quarter of the 19th century. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.