Brushy Lake (Sallisaw, Oklahoma)
Brushy Creek Reservoir is a reservoir located eight miles northeast of Sallisaw, Oklahoma on a tributary of Sallisaw Creek. Brushy Lake Park is located around the reservoir.[1]
The lake was constructed in 1963 by the USDA Soil Conservation Service for flood control and a municipal water supply for Sallisaw. The total drainage area above the lake is 13,256 acres. Water is pumped to the Sallisaw treatment facilities via a 16-inch transmission line approximately six miles in length.[2][3]
The lake covers 358 acres with a volume of 3258 acre-feet.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Brushy Creek Reservoir". Travel Oklahoma. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ http://www.sallisawok.org/215/Water-Treatment
- ^ "City of Sallisaw Parks". City of Sallisaw. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Oklahoma Water Resource Board
- ^ "Brushy Creek Reservoir - Lakes Monitoring Programme" (PDF). Oklahoma Monitoring Board. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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