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OK 1 . Eagle Lake. Acreage: 640. 



Location: McCurtain County; Goodwater Quadrangle; 6 miles SE of Eagletown 

 by county road. 



Description: This is a Y-shaped oxbow lake which was probably formed by a 

 past confluence of Mountain Fork River with Little River. Around this lake are 

 some of the largest bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) left in Oklahoma. Many 

 other aquatic plants occur around the lake margin. It is possible that some 

 aquatic animals exist here that have been exterminated elsewhere in Oklahoma. 

 The anhinga is still found here. 



Encroachments: Local residents use this area for recreation, including fishing, 

 and leave unsightly litter. 



Ownership: Weyerhaeuser Co., Dierks Division, Idabel, Okla. 74745. 



Data source: Dr. John Taylor, Biology Department, Southeastern State College, 

 Durant, Okla. 74701. 



Other knowledgeable persons: Dr. George Moore, Department of Zoology, 

 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla. 74074. 



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