Fort Gibson Lake seeks public input for shoreline management plan revision

Photo By Brannen Parrish | Fort Gibson Dam releasing 50,000 cubic feet of water per second from Fort Gibson Lake into the Grand Neosho River, March 1, 2018. The Fort Gibson Lake Office is in the process of updating the shoreline management plan for Fort Gibson Lake and is seeking public comment from May 20 to June 21. Comments must be submitted in writing to the lake office.  

TULSA, OKLAHOMA, UNITED STATES

05.18.2021

Story by Brannen Parrish 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District

The Fort Gibson Lake Office will seek public comment May 20 to June 21 for a revision of rules governing private shoreline and federally owned fee property at the reservoir.

To be included for consideration, comments must be in writing.

Comments and questions related to the proposed revision should be addressed to:

Jim Montgomery
Assistant Lake Manager, Fort Gibson Lake
8568 State Hwy 251A
Fort Gibson, OK 74434

By phone at [phone]

By email at [e-mail]

Information related to the draft shoreline management plan, public comment forms, and video of the shoreline management presentation, are available on the Tulsa District website at https://www.swt.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/Shoreline-Management-Plans/.

The SMP addresses the rules and guidelines govern private shoreline uses, such as private boat docks, vegetation modification and similar uses of USACE property.

The updated plan will incorporate changes to federal laws and regulations related to public land management. The SMP is intended to be complementary to the 2016 Fort Gibson Lake Master Plan.

The current Fort Gibson Lake SMP was implemented in 1996.

• Date Taken: 05.18.2021
• Date Posted: 05.18.2021 09:48
• Story ID: 396680
• Location: TULSA, OKLAHOMA, US