Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,617,316 residents in 2007 and a land area of 68,667 square miles, Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people", and is known informally by its nickname, The Sooner State. Formed from the Indian Territory on November 16, 1907, Oklahoma was the 46th state to enter the union. Its residents are known as Oklahomans, and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City.
In the state's largest urban areas, pockets of jazz culture flourish, and Native American, Mexican, and Asian enclaves produce music and art of their respective cultures. The Oklahoma Mozart Festival in Bartlesville is one of the largest classical music festivals in the southern United States, and Oklahoma City's Festival of the Arts has been named one of the top fine arts festivals in the nation. The Tulsa Ballet, one of the state's five major city ballet companies, is rated as one of the top ballet companies in the United States by the New York Times. The University of Oklahoma's dance program, formed by ballerina Yvonne Chouteau and husband Miguel Terekhov in 1962 was the first fully-accredited program of its kind in the United States. In Sand Springs, an outdoor amphitheater called "Discoveryland!" is the official performance headquarters for the musical Oklahoma! Historically, the state has produced musical styles such as The Tulsa Sound and Western Swing, which was popularized at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa. The building, known as the "Carnegie Hall of Western Swing", served as the performance headquarters of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys during the 1930s.
Local, State & Federal
Government Websites
Oklahoma
Department of Wildlife Conservation
US Army
Corps of Engineers - Complete lake water level maps
National Weather Service - Oklahoma Weather Forecasts
Oklahoma
Aquarium
USGS - Map of Oklahoma Water Levels Rivers and Lakes.
Oklahoma Fishing
Websites
Blue River Fishing Information
Cliff Harden's Oklahoma Trout Fishing Page
Photo
of 50 lb. Spoonbill
Cactus
Jacks of Oklahoma
Keystone Dam
Catfishing
Grandlaker.com
- Grand Lake Events
Lee
Gorney's Fishing Links Notebook
Oolagah
Lake, Oklahoma
Sardis
Lake Map & Skiatook Information
Fishing Notebook -
Lots of Fishing Info
Fishing
Guide Services
Lake Texoma
Dodson Sport Fishing
Guide Service
Jimmy Bishop's Lake Texoma Striper Guide
Service
Cartel Guide Service Lake Texoma
Tim Littel
Striper Guide Lake Texoma
Striper Patrol -
Lower Illinois River
Lake Texoma
Guide Service - Lake Texoma
Double R Guide Service
- Lake Texoma
Central Oklahoma
Curts Guide
Service - Specializes in Walleye and guided hunting.
Northwest Oklahoma
Red Mesa Hunting -
Fishing Trips
Northeast Oklahoma
Spoonbill Guide Service
Great Places to Stay
Peckerwood Knob
Cabins - Kiamichi Mountains
The River's Edge
Cottages
State Websites
FishingArkansas.com
ColoradoFishing.Net
KansasAngler.Com
NebraskaFishing.Com
Birds of Oklahoma
Hand
Engraved Wildlife Art - Wonderful Carvings!
Rocky Mountain Angling
Club - Colorado & Wyoming.
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