2010 Map of Hugo Dam

About this map

Hugo Lake dominates the central landscape of this Oklahoma survey, where the impounded Kiamichi River branches into numerous winding arms like Salt Creek and Holly Creek. The map documents a rural corridor in Choctaw County characterized by small settlements and family burial grounds that predate the reservoir's full reach. To the west, the community of Messer sits near the Messer Cemetery, while the eastern shore near the settlement of Virgil contains the Dixon Chapel Cemetery and the drainage of Dixon Branch. The engineering of the eponymous Hugo Dam at the southern edge of the lake dictates the local topography, managing the flow from the larger river system into a complex network of creeks. Local roads like Salt Creek Rd and Bill Grant Rd provide access to the rugged shoreline and established agricultural tracts surrounding the water.