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Tenkiller Ferry Lake
Tenkiller Ferry Lake, or more simply, "Lake Tenkiller," is a reservoir in eastern Oklahoma formed by the damming of the Illinois River. The earth-fill dam was constructed between 1947 and 1952 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers for purposes of flood control, hydroelectric power generation. water supply and recreation. It went into full operation in 1953〔Warner, Badger and Lage.〕 The lake and dam were named for the Tenkiller family, prominent Cherokees who owned the land and ferry that were bought for the project.〔("A Little History of the Tenkiller Lake Area." Retrieved May 4, 2013. )〕
==Geography==
The lake covers 12,900 acres (52 km²) and has a shoreline of over in the Cookson Hills of the Ozark Mountains of Cherokee and Sequoyah counties, about seven miles (11 km) northeast of the town of Gore and from the intersection of I-40 and the Muskogee Turnpike.
The distance from major cities include: east of Oklahoma City, west of Fort Smith, Arkansas, southeast of Tulsa and from Muskogee.〔
One of the townships bordering this lake is Paradise Hill, at the far southwestern edge of the lake. It is known for its violent drop-offs, some going from a grown man's waist level to over his head. This is the cause of many deaths in the lake.〔
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