| Denison Dam | |
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  Location of Denison Dam in Oklahoma | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Bryan County, Oklahoma / Grayson County, Texas, US |
| Coordinates | 33°49′5″N 96°34′20″W / 33.81806°N 96.57222°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner(s) | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth-fill embankment |
| Impounds | Red River of the South |
| Height | 165 ft (50 m) |
| Length | 15,200 ft (4,633 m) (not including levees) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Texoma |
| Total capacity | 2,525,568 acre-feet (3.115242×109 m3) |
| Surface area | 89,000 acres (36,000 ha) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 2021 |
| Turbines | 2 x 49.5 MW Francis-type[1][2] |
| Installed capacity | 99 MW |
Denison Dam, also known as Lake Texoma Dam, is a dam located on the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma that impounds Lake Texoma. The purpose of the dam is flood control, water supply, hydroelectric power production, river regulation, navigation and recreation.[3] It was also designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1993.[4]
- ^ [1] ERCOT, Seasonal Assesemet, page 9 of 22. 49.5 MW per turbine in summer, 50.1 MW maximum | replaced two 1944 turbines that were each rated at 40 MW to 44 MW
- ^ [2] Generator and turbines upgraded in year 2021. "Historic work underway at Denison Dam Powerhouse" | Denison, Texas (KXII | Jan. 19, 2021)
- ^ "Lake Texoma". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Ceremonies mark 50th birthday of Denison Dam". The Paris News. Paris, Texas. October 21, 1993. p. 9.