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Lake Texoma is one of the largest reservoirs in the United States, the 12th-largest US Army Corps of Engineers ' (USACE) lake, and the largest in USACE Tulsa District. [ 1] Lake Texoma is formed by Denison Dam on the Red River in Bryan County, Oklahoma, and Grayson County, Texas, about 726 miles (1,168 km) upstream from the mouth of the river.
Skiatook Lake is a federally-owned and operated reservoir located in Osage County, Oklahoma, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the town of Skiatook, 11 miles (18 km) east of Hominy, Oklahoma and about 18 miles (29 km) from Tulsa. The Skiatook Dam is located on Hominy Creek, 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the confluence of Hominy and Bird Creeks.
The Keystone Lake project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1950. It was designed and built by the Tulsa District, Army Corps of Engineers. Construction began in January 1957 and was complete for flood control purposes in September 1964. Commercial operation of the power generating facility began in May 1968.
The Army Corps of Engineers controls releases into the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System when lake levels exceed 745 feet (227 m), although locking into Grand Lake is not possible. Grand Lake and its neighbor, Lake Hudson (also managed by the GRDA), are the only two major lakes in the state where one can build directly on the ...
Army Corps of Engineers: information, photos and video: Optima Lake: Hardesty: Beaver River: Army Corps of Engineers: information: Overholser Lake: Oklahoma City, Bethany, and Yukon: North Canadian River: 1,581 [4] 1,242: City of Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust: Pine Creek Lake: Fort Towson: Little River (Red River ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District ( USACE-SWT ), is a United States Army military unit headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [ 3] It "oversees Army Corps of Engineer responsibilities in all of Oklahoma and parts of southern Kansas and northern Texas". [ 4] Tulsa District was founded in 1939 in the heartland of the country to provide ...
The lake and surrounds are popular destinations for boating, fishing and hunting. Facilities at the lake include boat ramps, picnic areas, RV and tent campsites, swimming beaches, hiking trails and concession stands. The Army Corps of Engineers also manages over 10,000 acres (40 km 2) surrounding the lake for public hunting. Observation decks ...
The project was designed and built under the supervision of the Tulsa District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The lake covers 14,000 acres (57 km 2) and has a shoreline of 180 miles (290 km). Elevation of the surface is 627 feet (191 m). [2]