Raymond Gary Lake

Raymond Gary Lake
Location Choctaw County, Oklahoma
Coordinates 34°0′33″N 95°15′41″W / 34.00917°N 95.26139°W / 34.00917; -95.26139Coordinates: 34°0′33″N 95°15′41″W / 34.00917°N 95.26139°W / 34.00917; -95.26139
Type Reservoir
Primary inflows Gates Creek
Primary outflows Gates Creek
Managing agency Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Built Completed 1956
Surface area 263 acres
Average depth 6.4 ft (average)
Max. depth 22 ft
Water volume 1,681 acre-ft (normal)
Shore length1 9.9 miles
Settlements Fort Towson, Oklahoma
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Raymond Gary Lake is a reservoir in southeastern Oklahoma, one mile east of Fort Towson, Oklahoma in Choctaw County. It was constructed on Gates Creek in 1956 by Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.[1] Its primary uses are for fishing and general recreation.[2] The lake and the adjacent Raymond Gary State Park were named for Raymond Dancel Gary, who served as governor of Oklahoma from 1955 until 1959.[3] The town limits of Fort Towson were extended in 1979, so that residents at the lake would be enumerated in Fort Towson.[4]

Description of lake and dam

The lake has 9.9 miles (15.9 km) of shoreline and its surface normally covers 263 acres (106 ha).[5] The maximum capacity is 3,960 acre-ft and the normal storage is 1,681 acre-ft.[5] The water storage The average depth is 6.4 feet (2.0 m), with a maximum depth of 22 feet (6.7 m) [5] The earthen dam is 900 feet (270 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) high. Maximum discharge is 20,460 cubic feet (579 m3) per second. It drains an area of 65 square miles (170 km2)[1]

Fishing is permitted. Species include bass, catfish and sunfish.

Raymond Gary State Park

Raymond Gary State Park is on the opposite side of Raymond Gary Lake from Fort Towson and contains most of the public access to the lake. Recreational facilities include multiple fishing jetties, two boat ramps, a handicap-accessible fishing dock, restrooms and sanitary facilities. Hunting is prohibited in the park.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 find lakes.com "Raymond Gary Lake, southeast Oklahoma."
  2. 1 2 Groom, Don. Southeast Fisheries Supervisor, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "Lake Raymond Gary." Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  3. ↑ "100 Years of Oklahoma Governors:Governor Raymond D. Gary."
  4. ↑ "City of Hugo and Choctaw County: History of Fort Towson."
  5. 1 2 3 TravelOK.com "Lake Raymond Gary" Retrieved September 18, 2012.
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