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Lake Hefner. / 35.567820; -97.595740. Lake Hefner is a reservoir in northwestern Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was built in the 1940s to expand the water supply for the city of Oklahoma City, [1] It is named after Robert A. Hefner, who served as mayor of Oklahoma City from April 11, 1939, to April 8, 1947, but was originally named the "Bluff ...
Lake Overholser is a reservoir within the city limits of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [a] Lake Overholser is formed by Overholser Dam on the North Canadian River in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. [b] The lake is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) west of Bethany [2] and 4.4 mi (7.1 km) from Yukon. Lake Overholser is named after Ed Overholser who was the 16th Mayor of ...
Oklahoma has more than 200 lakes created by dams. All lakes listed are man-made. Oklahoma's only natural lakes are oxbow and playa lakes. Oklahoma has sixty-two oxbow lakes at least 10 acres in size. The largest, near the Red River in McCurtain County, is 272 acres. Playa lakes are found in saucer-shaped depressions in the high plains region.
Robert Alexander Hefner (" The Judge "), born in Hunt County, Texas, to William Lafayette Hefner and Sarah Jane Masters Hefner, was a lawyer-turned-politician. He served as mayor of Ardmore, Oklahoma, and of Oklahoma City, and as a justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma. Hefner was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1949. [1]
Stanley Carlisle Draper (November 21, 1889 – January 8, 1976) was an American community leader responsible for the growth of Oklahoma City into a regional power during the mid-20th century. Together with Edward K. Gaylord, and other prominent members of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, he was able to shape the city into its present form.
Oklahoma City: 13.6: 21.9: Kilpatrick Turnpike: Interchange: Oklahoma: 20.4: 32.8 — I-44 west / SH-3 – Lawton: Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; west end of freeway — SH-3 west / SH-74 north (Lake Hefner Parkway) Left exit eastbound; Lake Hefner Pkwy. exit 123B — I-44 west to I-40 – Lawton, Amarillo: Western end of I-44 ...
ZIP code MSA: Oklahoma City, OK. ZIP code county: Oklahoma County. ZIP code’s October 2023 home value: $589,304. ... ZIP code city: Lake Oswego. ZIP code MSA: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Area code(s) 405/572: FIPS code: 40-55000: ... which continues from I-235 connecting Central Oklahoma City to Edmond. Lake Hefner Parkway runs through northwest ...