Waterfalls are magical places for Scott and me. There is something about the sound of the rushing water leading to it crashing down below. In the spray, we find rainbows which always bring a smile to our faces. We decided in 2020 we would “collect” twenty water features that fit into the “waterfall” category. We took the year and found eleven waterfalls, one Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) dams, one Work Projects Administration (WPA) dam, six spillways, and one cascade. We did not have any criteria as to what to look for, we just tailored our travel plans to finding water features. It may not sound surprising or magical, but where we found the waterfalls blew us away.
We started to write about this project before and, honestly, got distracted by everything that was going on in our lives. You can read the first article (waterfalls 1-4) CLICK HERE.
To read about Natural Dam, waterfall #5, CLICK HERE, Charlotte Lake Spillway, waterfall #6 CLICK HERE, Butcher Falls, waterfall #7 CLICK HERE, Grand Falls, waterfall #8 CLICK HERE, Tanyard CreeK Falls, waterfall #9 CLICK HERE, Dripping Springs, waterfall #10 CLICK HERE and Crowley Lake Falls, waterfall #11 CLICK HERE.
One of the waterfalls that really surprised us both was Bixhoma Falls just outside of Leonard, Oklahoma. We had heard rumors there was a waterfall, but neither of us realized there was even a lake there. This 110 acre lake is about 50 feet deep and sits on top of Leonard Mountain at 899 feet which is approximately 300 feet above Bixby, Oklahoma. Bixby, about seven miles north, is the city that cares for it and it was the sole reason it was built in 1965. At this time it does not really provide much water to Bixby, but it still helps to provide water for the surrounding areas.
Once again we find ourselves exploring another spillway type waterfall that has been having downcutting creating the beauty. The geology here is quite normal to this area in Oklahoma being mainly shale. Above where the waterfall currently is you will see a yellowish “mud” with various sized pebbles and rocks. Unfortunately, we did not find any fossils at this location.
The center photo is from the City of Bixby (oklahoma)'s Facebook page. Used with permission.
We did our normal drive around the the park only to find this park used goats as their vegetation management. Neither of us were shocked by this, we have seen other parks using this method; however, it was the donkeys that shocked us. Bixby was having issues with coyotes and wild dogs killing their goats so they had invested in two donkeys to help protect their goats. They were all extremely friendly and it helped to amuse us.
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