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The Fort Gibson Dam is a gravity dam on the Grand (Neosho) River in Oklahoma, 5.4 mi (9 km) north of the town of Fort Gibson.The dam forms Fort Gibson Lake. The primary purposes of the dam and lake are flood control and hydroelectric power production, although supply of drinking water to local communities, as well as recreation, are additional benefits. [4]
Fort Gibson Dam and Reservoir on the Grand River in Cherokee and Wagoner Counties, Oklahoma Fort Gibson Lake and Sequoyah State Park on the Grand River in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. The Neosho River is a tributary of the Arkansas River in eastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma in the United States.
SH-251A curves back to the northeast, paralleling the short of Fort Gibson Lake, before reaching Fort Gibson Dam. The route crosses the Grand River along the top of the dam, entering Cherokee County in the process. After the SH-251A leaves the dam, it reaches its junction with SH-80 and ends. [4]
Aerial view of Fort Gibson Lake and Sequoyah State Park. Many large Oklahoma lakes have state parks and lodges. Shorelines of most lakes are publicly owned and accessible to everyone. Ranked by surface acres, Lake Eufaula is the 34th largest lake in the United States and Lake Texoma is the 38th largest. [2]
Lake Hudson reached a record height on May 24 despite concurrent water releases at Kerr Dam. Fort Gibson Lake crested a day later while excess water was being released via Fort Gibson Dam. [5]: 30 Widespread runoff from the May 26 caused Keystone Lake to rise further, reaching a record elevation of 757.19 ft (230.79 m) two days later. A second ...
Fort Gibson Dam: 48 1949 Fort Gibson, Oklahoma: Bull Shoals Dam: 380 1951 Bull Shoals, Arkansas: Narrows Dam: 25.5 1951 Murfreesboro, Arkansas: Whitney Dam: 43 [5] 1951 Whitney, Texas: Tenkiller Ferry Dam: 34 1952 Gore, Oklahoma: Blakely Mountain Dam: 75 1953 Hot Springs, Arkansas: Town Bluff Dam: 8 1953 Jasper, Texas: Table Rock Dam: 200 1958 ...
The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2006. The National Inventory of Dams defines a major dam as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
Lake Powell, impounded by Glen Canyon Dam, is the second-largest reservoir in the U.S.. This is a list of largest reservoirs in the United States, including all artificial lakes with a capacity greater than or equal to 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3).