Brushy Creek Reservoir

Brushy Creek Reservoir is located six miles northeast of Sallisaw, Oklahoma. The 3,000-acre lake was constructed in 1963 by the USDA Soil Conservation Service for flood control and a municipal water supply for Sallisaw. The total drainage area above the lake is 13,256 acres. Water is pumped to the Sallisaw treatment facilities via a 16-inch transmission line approximately six miles in length.^[1] The lake covers 358 acres within 4 miles of the shoreline.^[2]

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