, ▁b ob white ▁qu ail , ▁squ ir rel , ▁dove , ▁rabb it , ▁racc oon , ▁arm ad illo , ▁op os sum , ▁fo x , ▁m ink , ▁and ▁be aver . ▁Bo ating ▁is ▁also ▁popular ▁in ▁Mill wood ▁Lake , ▁but ▁only ▁a ▁little ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁surface ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁lake ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁bo ating ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁sub mer ged ▁tim ber ▁that ▁takes ▁up ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁p ond . ▁Lake ▁Mill wood ▁also ▁has ▁remarkable ▁fl ora ▁life ▁such ▁as ▁g um , ▁o ak , ▁bir ch , ▁p ine , ▁juni per , ▁flow ering ▁shr ubs , ▁and ▁wild flow ers . ▁ ▁The ▁Mill wood ▁Lake ▁project ▁was ▁author ized ▁by ▁the ▁Flo od ▁Control ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁modified ▁by ▁the ▁Flo od ▁Control ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁The ▁dam ▁and ▁lake ▁was ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Tul sa ▁District ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁Corps ▁of ▁Engine ers , ▁which ▁still ▁maintain s ▁the ▁lake ' s ▁Be ard ' s ▁Bl uff ▁recre ation ▁center . ▁The ▁projects ▁construction ▁work ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁finished ▁for ▁flo od ▁control ▁operations ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 4 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁lake ▁and ▁dam ▁was ▁dedicated ▁on ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 6