Lake Wister

General data

Name: Lake Wister
Water system: Mississippi River
Water type: Artificial lake
Progression: Poteau River -> Arkansas River -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Lake Wister is a reservoir in Le Flore County, in southeast Oklahoma. The lake is created by the Poteau River and the Fourche Maline creek. Wister Lake was authorized for flood control and conservation by the Flood Control Act of 1938. The project was designed and built by the Tulsa District Corps of Engineers. Construction began in April 1946, and the project was placed in full flood-control operation in December 1949.

The lake has a surface area of 30 km2 and a shoreline of about 185 km.

Lake Wister

General data

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