Cedar Lake is in Le Flore County, Oklahoma inside the Ouachita National Forest.

[3][1] It is a different body of water from the privately owned Cedar Lake in Canadian County, Oklahoma.

The elevation is 900 feet (270 m)[2] Now owned by the U. S. Forest Service, the lake was constructed on Big Cedar Creek in 1937[1] by the Civilian Conservation Corps for erosion-control purposes.

[3] According to an Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) official, it is known for its big bass potential.

The previous record was held by Benny Williams, Jr., who caught a 14 pound 12 ounce bass from the same lake on March 23, 2012.