WSP01088

• File Number: 8112.600
• Description: Arkansas White Red Basins Interagency Committee - AWRBIAC -- Reports
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 6/1/1977
• Title: Specific Problem Analysis Summary Report - 1975 National Assessment of Water and Related Land Resources - Part 2 of 2
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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The problem area includes the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River
which drains into the Arkansas River, and the Cimarron River which
also drains to the Arkansas River.

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Water Issues:

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Groundwater shortages for crude oil secondary recovery and
petroleum refining.

Related Land Issues:

(a) Urban areas with high risk of flood include: A1ine Black-
well, Burlington, Cherokee, Coyle, Cresent, Dacoma, Dover, Drift-
wood, Drumright, Enid, Guthrie, Jefferson, Jet, Kingfisher, Med-
ford, Nash, Newkirk, Okeene, Ponca City, Stillwater, Tonkawa,
Wakita and Waynoka.

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(b) Non-urban areas with high risk of flood incur damages
to fences, buildings, and farming equipment. Also crops and
pastures suffer loss from floods. Drainage problems occur when
floods recede.

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(c) The combination of increased pumping depths, declining
water extraction rates and high energy costs will force farmers
to return irrigated land to dry land farming in the coming decade.

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(d) Phreatophytes transpire large quantities of groundwater.

Institutional Issues:

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(a) Additional water-oriented recreational facilities are
needed to serve the growing population of this area at both Federal
and State levels.

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(b) Public policy and programs to help move the Arkansas
Chloride control projects through the planning stages to construction.

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Problem Area 3, ASA 1104. The problem area is within the
boundaries of ASA 1104 and includes Creek, Tulsa, Pawnee, Hiskogee,
Wagoner, Sequoyah, Cherokee, Adair, Rogers, Mayes, Delaware, Ottawa,
Craig, Nowata and Osage counties. The drainage area of ASA 1104
within the boundaries of Oklahoma encompasses 14,001 square miles.
Major cities consist of Tulsa, Bart1esvi11e, Sapu1pa and Huskogee.
Elevation ranges from 1,750' above mean sea level in the east to
400' in the west portion. Rainfall fluctuates between 34" to
56" annually across ASA 1104 with snowfall mounting to 5" to 9".

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