Lake Fort Gibson flood of 2007

Fort Gipson Lake Bridge on HWY 51

Clarence one foot below max flood hight

Harv at the base of the bride

From Harv's lake house deck

Edited and Photos added on 07.11.07

Today was a drive out to the Canebrake to fill out an application and talk with some people about employment. Once that was finished the decision was made to drive out to Fort Gipson Lake to check on the water levels there. My first stop was at highway 51 bridge to get a photo of the water level there. It was about seven feet from the bridge. I then drove out to Western Hills State Park to get some pics of the golf course. Several of the holes were inaccessible. On the way back pulled over at the White Horn Cove public swimming area to take a few photos there. While I was there a Park Ranger pulled in and we got to talking about lake levels. He said that 554 was the normal lake level and that it was at 578 now (24' over normal). In a day or two it will be at 582 and at 584 it spills over the dam. Unfortunately, all this drive was an after thought and I forgot to take my camera and all the photos are on my phone, but the cable for done loading is missing or does not exist in my possession. I will post the photos as soon as I get the technology to do so.

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Kris