McGee Creek Reservoir
| McGee Creek Reservoir | |
|---|---|
| Location |
Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°21′41″N 95°53′36″W / 34.3614°N 95.8934°WCoordinates: 34°21′41″N 95°53′36″W / 34.3614°N 95.8934°W |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | McGee Creek |
| Primary outflows | McGee Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 3,810 km2 (1,470 sq mi) |
| Water volume | 113,980 km3 (9.241×1010 acre·ft) |
| Shore length1 | 64 km (40 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 577 m (1,893 ft) |
| Settlements | Atoka, Oklahoma; Antlers, Oklahoma |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
McGee Creek Reservoir is a reservoir in Atoka County, Oklahoma. It impounds the waters of McGee Creek and several smaller streams, including Potapo, Panther, Little Bugaboo, Bear, Blue, Mill, and Crooked creeks, all of which are tributaries of Muddy Boggy River. According to the Bureau of Reclamation (BuRec), the reservoir was designed to extend 14 miles (23 km) up McGee Creek and 9 miles (14 km) up Potapo Creek when the water is at "conservation level.
McGee Creek Lake is bordered by the McGee Creek Wildlife Management Area, the McGee Creek Natural State Scenic Recreation Area, and McGee Creek State Park. The combined effect of these protected lands is to afford the area the same rural and isolated nature it has always known.
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
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 km2) surface area and 64 miles (103 km) of shoreline. Its pool elevation is 577 feet (176 m) above sea level and it holds 113,930 acre feet (140,530,000 m3). At flood stage its pool elevation is 595.5 feet (181.5 m) above sea level and its storage capacity rises to 199,270 acre feet (245,800,000 m3).
The dam is an earth-filled structure that is 1,968.5 feet (600.0 m) long and 160.7 feet (49.0 m) high across McGee Creek. An earthen dike 4,800 feet (1,500 m) long and 59 feet (18 m) high, blocks several saddles on the west side of the reservoir rim. A riprap blanket prevents erosion of the upstream sides of both the dam and the dike. The river outlet works located on the east side of the dam release water to McGee Creek under extreme conditions. The works include an intake structure, three conduits (each about 15 feet (4.6 m) in diameter), a stilling basis, associated gates and controls. The discharge channel to McGee Creek can pass flows ranging from 6,500 cubic feet (180 m3) to 50,000 cubic feet (1,400 m3) per second.
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