Lake Bixhoma, body of water

Lake Bixhoma is a 110-acre public reservoir on Leonard Mountain, about 7 miles southeast of Bixby, Oklahoma and 2.2 miles south of U.S. 64. It has 3 miles of shoreline and reaches a maximum depth of 50 feet, lying at 899 feet above sea level, nearly 300 feet above Bixby. The city of Bixby owns and operates it.

The reservoir was constructed in 1965 to provide raw water for the city of Bixby. Since its creation on Leonard Mountain, it has served both as a water source and a recreation area.

The name Bixhoma combines "Bixby" with a suffix from the Creek word for town, a nod to the Muscogee (Creek) place names common in this part of Oklahoma. Today the lake is a municipal fishing and picnicking spot: bank anglers and boaters work the water under a five-fish daily limit on bass and catfish, while families use the charcoal grills and fire pits.

Access is open every day from 6:00am to 10:00pm. Anyone fishing or boating, whatever their age, needs a daily permit issued by the city of Bixby at City Hall; only people aged 65 and over and children 11 and under are exempt. A low-wake zone applies across the whole lake, and swimming is prohibited.

The stream below the reservoir outlet only runs when rainfall raises the lake level; then it drops through a series of small waterfalls beside a trail. The surrounding hills are undeveloped, forested and rocky, and other trails loop around the park.