Pine Creek Lake is a lake in McCurtain County and Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, USA. It is north of Valliant, Oklahoma.Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "Pine Creek Wildlife Management Area." Retrieved December 5, 2013. It is located east of Rattan and north of Sobol.
The lake, which was begun in 1963 and became operational built in 1969, impounds the waters of Little River, Pine Creek, and Turkey Creek. It is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control, water supply, fish and wildlife, and recreational purposes. The adjacent Pine Creek Wildlife Management Area extends this mission. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "Pine Creek Lake." Accessed August 1, 2017
Lake details Pine Creek Lake comprises of area and of shoreline. Normal pool elevation is above sea level. Its flood pool capacity is , at which time its flood pool is at an elevation of above sea level. Normal pool capacity is .“Pine Creek Lake”, Oklahoma Water Atlas, Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
Dam details The dam is a rolled earth embankment, with a length of and a height of above the streambed. The total length of the dam, dike and spillway is . There is an uncontrolled saddle spillway, that is a gravity ogee weir. The design capacity of the spillway is per second.U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "Pine Creek Lake - Pertinent Data." Accessed August 1, 2017
Pine Creek Lake divides the Little River into upper and lower reaches. It is one of two impoundments on the river, the other being Millwood Lake in Little River County, Arkansas.“Little River”, Southwest Paddler, http://southwestpaddler.com/docs/littleok.html.
The wildlife management area covers and is adjacent to Little River and Pine Creek Lake.
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