Looking for area of Tulsa w/ woods, water, waterfalls (Sapulpa: houses, moving)

[bpietrangelo]

My wife and I are in the process of moving down South from PA. We are looking for about 5 acres of land to build a modest home on. We are interested in a rural area within an hour of the Airport. We want forest like property, near water, or on a major stream. Is there waterfalls and stuff like that down there.

Please tell us as much as you can.

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[Milleka]

Originally Posted by bpietrangelo

My wife and I are in the process of moving down South from PA. We are looking for about 5 acres of land to build a modest home on. We are interested in a rural area within an hour of the Airport. We want forest like property, near water, or on a major stream. Is there waterfalls and stuff like that down there.

Please tell us as much as you can.

bobpietrangelo@comcast.net

Most of the land around Tulsa is prarie with a few clusters of wooded land here and there. Most of the wooded land is what is known as "scrub oak" which is type of oak that doesn't really grow very tall- maybe around 30 feet. We don't get the rainfall required to maintain very many waterfalls and streams. There are various creeks around however. You could look at a map of Oklahoma waterways to get a better idea. Your best bet is to contact a realtor in the area.

[Goodpasture]

Salina and Spavinaw areas would be most similar to what you are accustomed to in much of PA. You might find some land in the Skiatook lake area that would meet your needs. We don't have much in the way of waterfalls. What we have are creeks. East towards the Cookson hills they tend to be clear as they flow through the flint hills. most of the creeks north and west flow through clay soil so they tend to be muddier than those in the east. Like Milleka said, most of what we have in the way of woods, particularly west and north of Tulsa are scrub oaks and red cedar. You will find occasional nut trees (black walnut, hickory and pecan) but mostly the trees are not real tall. To find things like what you will get in PA, eastern OK is probably the most similar.

[Ecovlke]

The problem with most of the streams near Tulsa and surrounding area is they are quite hammered (that's our real geeky scientific term for us stream monitorers to mean it's in bad shape).

Most, not all, but most of the streams around the Tulsa area have incised stream banks. The substrate is usually a mix of sand and silt. The worse condition of the stream the more silty and muddy it is.


It's been quite a few years, and I didn't get that great of a look, but.......I did see some property in the Pretty Water area that had a decent looking stream running nearby. It was a fairly rural area, but near Tulsa. Pretty Water is a small community between Sapulpa and Sand Springs. At that time, it looked like a few large (McMansion style) houses were being built, so it may have completely changed by now.

I just came back from sampling a creek with my daughter and it was the first time I've been down in this creek. The creek is Harlow Creek, and it's right in town. It's been mowed right down to the stream banks on both sides; the creek had rocks in it and it had a large amount of cladophora (filamentous algae).

Goodpasture is telling you right about the creeks. In the Tulsa area, you're about 60 miles too far west for the clear, cobble bottom streams.

[SouthXSW]

The Verdigris area might have some land with streams and waterfalls. It is very hilly just east of Owasso around The Patriot golf course which is also close to the airport. Your best bet is further east of Tulsa in the Ozarks which start roughly at the Grand River. Tulsa is in between two topographical regions: the Osage Hills north and west of the Arkansas River in Osage County, western Tulsa County, and Creek County including western sections of the city of Tulsa; and the Ozark Plateau/Boston Mtns which are east of the city.

The city itself is rolling with taller hills in some parts but is mostly in the Arkansas River and Mingo Creek valleys. Just east of the city are the large Verdigris and Grand River valleys, and a lot of farmland. The Ozarks rise just east of the Grand River valley where several lakes are: Grand, Hudson and Fort Gibson. Everything east of there is much hillier and mountainess as you go into northwest Arkansas, and there are rocky streams and waterfalls.

Natural Falls State Park is 70 miles east of Tulsa...really beautiful place

[Howest2008]

Originally Posted by SouthXSW

The Verdigris area might have some land with streams and waterfalls. It is very hilly just east of Owasso around The Patriot golf course which is also close to the airport. Your best bet is further east of Tulsa in the Ozarks which start roughly at the Grand River. Tulsa is in between two topographical regions: the Osage Hills north and west of the Arkansas River in Osage County, western Tulsa County, and Creek County including western sections of the city of Tulsa; and the Ozark Plateau/Boston Mtns which are east of the city.

The city itself is rolling with taller hills in some parts but is mostly in the Arkansas River and Mingo Creek valleys. Just east of the city are the large Verdigris and Grand River valleys, and a lot of farmland. The Ozarks rise just east of the Grand River valley where several lakes are: Grand, Hudson and Fort Gibson. Everything east of there is much hillier and mountainess as you go into northwest Arkansas, and there are rocky streams and waterfalls.

Natural Falls State Park is 70 miles east of Tulsa...really beautiful place

Lovely Picture I wonder if there are any water falls in the mountains
off of highway 59..270 or 271 i'm curious hummmmm.....

Natural Falls State Park is 70 miles east of Tulsa...really beautiful place