notify subscribers living south of Grand Avenue (now Sheridan Avenue) of an impending flood caused by levee breakage at the recently built City Reservoir (now known as Lake Overholser). The daily newspaper, The Oklahoman, reported that 300 national guardsmen and American Legion volunteers had been sent to organize evacuation of a 117-block area of the city that was expected to be severely impacted by the 25-foot wall of water already heading in that direction. Later, the paper reported that it was not the dam that had failed, but the embankment (levee) at the west end of the dam that had given way after being battered by flood waters that had built up behind the dam. Within thirty minutes, the initial rush of water had raised the downstream river level by . The river held at that leveler two hours, but by then the levee at the east end of the dam failed, sending the downstream river level higher in a matter of minutes. By the time the crisis had passed, Jones, Oklahoma and Spencer, Oklahoma, two towns downstream of Oklahoma City, had been surrounded by water. The official damage estimate was five people confirmed dead and property loss was $3,500,000. Recreational facilities Lake Overholser is a popular fishing area for local residents. A covered fishing pier is on the southwest side of the lake. Species of fish include: white bass, bream, bluegill, striped bass, flathead catfish, crappie, carp, catfish and largemouth bass. Boating is allowed on the lake, but swimming is prohibited. Young students have nicknamed the lake "Lake Holdhercloser" due to the lake being a popular make out spot among teens. Notes References External links City website, source of this information Hefner to Overholser Bike Trails Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory Protected areas of Canadian County, Oklahoma Geography of Oklahoma City Overholser Buildings and structures in Oklahoma City Bodies of water of Canadian County, Oklahoma Infrastructure in Oklahoma