Thread: Good lake information

There has been talk of lake levels lately. Here is a link with a lot of good info. Click on the lake in question and you can look at even more detail if you need it.

http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/old_resvrept.htm

Hey did you notice on the dept of wildlife website that they have new Water Atlas for free. i picked one up today and it is made pretty good and has a lot of info.

I looked there but didn't see it.
What is a water atlas? Is it a book of lake maps?

It's a book of lakes, and a lot of other stuff. Here is the article :

> New Oklahoma Water Atlas offered free to the public
> Whether your idea of fun is setting up in
> a duck blind at first light, an afternoon of
> water-skiing or catching a big bass as the sun sets,
> you need one thing - water, and lots of it. And thanks
> to the new Oklahoma Water Atlas, it is now easier than
> ever to decide where to go next to pursue your
> favorite hobby on the water.
> The Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB),
> with support from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
> Conservation, has produced the most useful
> water-related publication to come off the presses in
> years. The new Oklahoma Water Atlas includes 146
> detailed lake maps containing comprehensive
> recreational information, such as boat ramps, water
> depths, road maps and other important features.
> "This free publication is certainly a book
> that every angler and boater will want to have," said
> Barry Bolton, chief of fisheries for the Oklahoma
> Department of Wildlife Conservation. "There is really
> a wealth of information in the book from groundwater
> maps to historical rainfall statistics to the history
> of fishing in Oklahoma ."
> The book's 190 pages and 11" x 14" size is
> packed full of color maps and images.
> " Oklahoma is blessed with so many unique
> water resources," said Brian Vance, director of
> information for the OWRB. "What's special about the
> Water Atlas is that it showcases our many lakes and
> rivers all in one book."
> The book was created by the Water Board,
> and published in partnership with the Wildlife
> Department, which provided funds through the Sport
> Fish Restoration program grant number F-76-O. Fishing
> tackle as well as boat trolling motors and
> fishing-related equipment are subject to special
> federal excise taxes that help fund conservation
> efforts around the country. Additionally, federal fuel
> taxes attributed to motorboats are directed toward
> conservation.
> The federal government collects these
> taxes from manufacturers, and the U.S. Fish and
> Wildlife Service administers and disburses the funds
> to state fish and wildlife agencies such as the
> Wildlife Department. Anglers and boaters ultimately
> pay these taxes through the purchase of products.
> These same groups benefit from the funds as states
> must spend the money on fishing and boating-related
> projects.
> "The Oklahoma Water Atlas is a great
> example of a Sport Fish Restoration Program project,"
> Bolton said. "I'm confident this book will greatly
> improve the access to information anglers and boaters
> need to spend a weekend at the lake with their
> family."
> Sport Fish Restoration funds are used by
> the Wildlife Department for a wide range of other
> important activities, including the construction of
> fish hatcheries, research laboratories, managing fish
> populations and educating young anglers.
> The Oklahoma Water Resources Board was
> created in 1957 and now directs staff in many areas,
> including the administration of permits for the
> beneficial use of stream and groundwater, studies of
> the quality and quantity of water resources, oversight
> of nonfederal dam safety, encouragement of responsible
> floodplain management, monitoring of stream flows and
> groundwater levels, administration of loans and grants
> to communities to assist in the construction of water
> and wastewater facilities, identification of pollution
> sources, and restoration of water quality. Late last
> year, the OWRB also initiated the update of the
> Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan, which will be
> completed in 2011.
> Individuals can pick up a free Water Atlas
> at the Wildlife Department headquarters located at
> 1801 N. Lincoln in Oklahoma City or at the OWRB's
> Oklahoma City office, 3800 N. Classen Blvd , 73118.
> Water Atlases may also be picked up any of the four
> OWRB branch offices: Lawton, 601 "C" Avenue, Suite
> 101, (580)248-7762; Tulsa, State Agencies Building,
> 440 S. Houston, Room 2, (918)581-2924; McAlester, 321
> S. 3rd St. Suite 5, (918)426-5435; and Woodward, 2411
> Williams Avenue, Suite 116, (580)256-1014
> To have a book mailed to your home, send a
> $6 check or money order (for postage and handling)
> made payable to "OWRB" to Oklahoma Water Resources
> Board Main Office 3800 N. Classen Oklahoma City, OK
> 73118.
> For more information about the Oklahoma
> Water Resources Board, log on to owrb.ok.gov. For more
> information about the fishing in Oklahoma , log on to
> the Wildlife Department's Web site at wildlifedepartment.com.
>