| Pine Creek Lake | |
| Location: | McCurtain and Pushmataha Counties, Oklahoma |
| Rivers: | Little River (Red River) |
| Basin Countries: | United States |
| Agency: | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Date-Built: | 1969 |
| Area: | 3750acres |
| Volume: | 53750acre.ft |
| Shore: | 79miles |
| Elevation: | 438feet |
| Cities: | Valiant, Oklahoma |
| Pushpin Map: | Oklahoma#USA |
Pine Creek Lake is a lake in McCurtain County and Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, USA. It is 8miles north of Valliant, Oklahoma.[1] It is located east of Rattan and north of Sobol.
The lake, which was begun in 1963 and became operational built in 1969, impounds the waters of Little River, Pine Creek, and Turkey Creek. It is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control, water supply, fish and wildlife, and recreational purposes. The adjacent Pine Creek Wildlife Management Area extends this mission.[2]
Pine Creek Lake comprises 3750acres of area and 74miles of shoreline. Normal pool elevation is 438feet above sea level. Its flood pool capacity is 465780acre.ft, at which time its flood pool is at an elevation of 480feet above sea level. Normal pool capacity is 53750acre.ft.[3] [2]
The dam is a rolled earth embankment, with a length of 7712feet and a height of 124feet above the streambed. The total length of the dam, dike and spillway is 22470feet. There is an uncontrolled saddle spillway, that is a gravity ogee weir. The design capacity of the spillway is 246000cuft per second.[4]
Pine Creek Lake divides the Little River into upper and lower reaches. It is one of two impoundments on the river, the other being Millwood Lake in Little River County, Arkansas.[5]
The wildlife management area covers10280acres and is adjacent to Little River and Pine Creek Lake.[1]