Editing Gage, Oklahoma (section)

===Artesian Beach Park===
Gage is home to Artesian Beach Park (locally known as Gage Beach) ({{coord|36.32139|-99.74194|display=inline}}).  This park contains a clear, spring-fed or [[Artesian aquifer|artesian lake]] approximately the size of five football fields and it hosts what is claimed to be Oklahoma's largest outdoor swimming pool. The natural swimming area has cement sides like a pool and a sandy, lake-like bottom.<ref name=TravelOK>{{cite web|url = http://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.21709|title = Gage Artesian Beach|author = Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department|work = Explore Oklahoma|accessdate = May 5, 2013}}</ref> The water depth ranges from {{convert|3|to|14|ft}} and the natural pool is home to a few fish.<ref name=TravelOK/>  The artesian lake is said to have formed in 1917 when petroleum exploration first came to the area.<ref name=newsOK>{{cite web|url = http://newsok.com/article/2402623|title=Gage's Artesian Beach Haven for Mineral Bathers|author = Jolie Lipson|work = The Oklahoman|accessdate = October 30, 2016}}</ref> When an oil well drilled on the C. J. Minton farm produced only artesian water, the landowner created a swimming and boating area for the public.<ref>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences By Washington Academy of Sciences (Washington, D.C.), Washington Academy of Sciences, Washington Academy of Sciences Published by Washington Academy of Sciences, 1922 Item notes: v.12 (1922) Original from Harvard University</ref>  The city acquired Gage Beach in 1939 and constructed a bathhouse and boat dock and considerable work was done in 2012 to rebuild the banks of Gage Beach. There was once a motel on the springs and travelers came from afar to relax and swim in the spring waters. The water is not drinkable nor is it suitable for irrigation due to high mineral content.<ref name=newsOK/> Early advertisements touted the water as good for kidney ailments, rheumatism, eczema, and stomach problems and people traveled from Kansas, Texas, and from various parts of Oklahoma to try the pool so full of minerals one can easily float.<ref name=newsOK/> Originally the artesian spring discharged {{convert|1700|gal/min}}. Measurements in 2009 suggest that the spring discharge had reduced to only {{convert|400|gal/min}}.<ref>City of Gage employee</ref> More recently, the output of the spring has possibly increased and currently the spring-fed lake is fuller than it has been in recent years.