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Lake McMurtry is a reservoir in northern Oklahoma. The dam is officially known as Stillwater Creek Watershed Dam No. 40M, and is located in Noble County, Oklahoma, about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of the city of Stillwater, Oklahoma.^[1]

Owned by the city of Stillwater, its primary purposes are flood control, water supply and recreation. It is operated by a non-profit agency, Lake McMurtry Friends, Inc.^[2]

Stillwater Creek Watershed Project (SCWP)[edit]

In 1971, the City of Stillwater and the Noble County Conservation District, assisted by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program, constructed this dam. It is one of one of 33 dams in the Stillwater Creek Watershed Project (SCWP) in Payne and Noble Counties.^[1]^[a] The SCWP has provided the following benefits:

$2.3 million in average annual benefits from reduced flood damages

* Provides flood protection for 252 farms and ranches * Provides flood protection for 20 major bridges and numerous county roads and bridges * Created or enhanced 524 acres of wetlands

Reduced annual Sedimentation by 87,655 tons of soil.^[1]

Lake description[edit]

The lake surface covers approximately 1,300 acres (530 ha) when the elevation is at "Normal Pool" 952 feet (290 m). The depth ranges from 55 feet (17 m) near the dam, to less than 20 feet (6.1 m) at the opposite (north) end.^[2]

Namesake[edit]

William Murl McMurtry (1903-1966), a native of Clarksville, Arkansas, joined the federal Soil Conservation Service (SCS) in 1935 and was assigned to Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1942. While employed there, he enrolled in the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (A & M), since renamed as Oklahoma State University (OSU), where he earned a master's degree in Agronomy. He continued to work at Stillwater until he retired in 1965. Lake McMurtry was named for him in gratitude for his many years of service to that area.^[3]

Notes[edit]

^ From 1941 through 1960 there were 17 major floods (covered more than one-half of the flood plain) and 86 smaller floods in the Stillwater Creek Watershed. It was estimated that flooding caused an estimated $186,000 each year during this period (1962 dollars).^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d conservation/ documents/ Stillwater%20Creek%20Watershed%20Dam%2040M-Lake%20McMurtry-Noble%20Co.pdf "Stillwater Creek Watershed Dam No. 40M - Lake McMurtry." Oklahoma Conservation Commission. August 2016. Accessed June 17, 2019.
^ ^a ^b GC4B0Y8_so-close-lake-mcmurtry?guid=ad34767f-d8d2-4120-aadb-9f2043903d8d "So Close (Lake McMurtry)" April 30, 2013. Accessed June 17, 2019.
^ Oklahoma State Archives. Lake McMurtry Records. Accessed June 23, 2019.

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[3] From 1941 through 1960 there were 17 major floods (covered more than one-half of the flood plain) and 86 smaller floods in the Stillwater Creek Watershed. It was estimated that flooding caused an estimated $186,000 each year during this period (1962 dollars).^[1]

[NRCS-1] servation/ documents/ Stillwater%20Creek%20Watershed%20Dam%2040M-Lake%20McMurtry-Noble%20Co.pdf "Stillwater Creek Watershed Dam No. 40M - Lake McMurtry." Oklahoma Conservation Commission. August 2016. Accessed June 17, 2019.

[GC4B0Y8-2] GC4B0Y8_so-close-lake-mcmurtry?guid=ad34767f-d8d2-4120-aadb-9f2043903d8d "So Close (Lake McMurtry)" April 30, 2013. Accessed June 17, 2019.

[4] Oklahoma State Archives. Lake McMurtry Records. Accessed June 23, 2019.

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