Nescatunga, OK

Nescatunga is an unincorporated census-designated place in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States adjacent to Great Salt Plains State Park. The 2020 census counted 90 residents. Sans Orielle, an Osage Indian, along with other members of his tribe guided Indian Agent Major George C. The Salt Fork of the Arkansas River, flowing through the plains, was known by the Osages as Nescatunga - meaning 'big salt water'. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Nescatunga, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Nescatunga, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Nescatunga is located in eastern Alfalfa County. Nescatunga is near the outlet of the Great Salt Plains Lake on the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River and is adjacent to Great Salt Plains State Park. Nescatunga includes the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River.