Decker Ranch
Decker Ranch
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Location:
Decker Ranch sits just south of the small town of Howe, in Leflore County, Oklahoma. This Eastern Oklahoma ranch is only a short 15-minute drive from the county seat of Poteau, a 45-minute drive from Ft. Smith, Arkansas, a two-hour drive from Tulsa and a four-hour drive from Dallas.
From the back porch of the main ranch house, you have gorgeous views overlooking the ranchs 100-acre lake with the Ouachita Mountains in the background. To the north there are spectacular views of the San Boise Mountain Ranch and Cavanal Hill, billed by locals as the, tallest hill in the world.
Water:
Coal Creek runs through the property and feeds the 100-acre lake. The lake was built in 1967 and named Shadwick Lake after the ranchs previous owner. The dam is an earthen berm design with a 245-foot long open-channel concrete spillway. The creek along with the lake provides an enormous amount of water for the livestock and wildlife.
Wildlife:
As you can imagine, having this much water brings in the waterfowl, including geese that frequent the late throughout the year. Wildlife species on the ranch also include; whitetail deer & dove. The lake also provides plenty of fishing opportunity for a variety of native species of fish, including, largemouth bass and catfish.
Land:
The current owner utilizes the ranch as a cow-calf operation and typically runs about 200 pair. Soil maps for this ranch show soil types that include Class 2E, 3E, 4S, 5W & 6E
Improvements:
This ranch comes with many improvements. The main ranch house is a two story, 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom, home that was built in 2008 and is approximately 3,600 square feet. Situated adjacent to the ranch house is a 3,000-square foot metal shop with living quarters
Additional improvements include a second shop area that can be used for storage and another living space that could be used for a superintendents home or rental property. The Ranch as working pens, corrals, scales and cross fencing, making it easy to rotate and work cattle.
Property Summary:
There is also potential for this ranch to be developed for residential or commercial use. The property could be subdivided and sold as spectacular lake front and lake view homesites. The Ranch also has commercial potential with its 4,000 feet of U.S. Highway 59 frontage being less than a mile north of the town of Heavener, Oklahoma.
Whether someone is looking for a scenic combination ranch or an opportunity to develop homesites and commercial property overlooking a 100-acre lake, Decker Ranch with all it offers, may be just what you are looking for.