Denison Dam

Denison Dam
Denison Dam is located in Oklahoma
Denison Dam
Location of Denison Dam in Oklahoma
CountryUnited States
LocationBryan County, Oklahoma / Grayson County, Texas, US
Coordinates33°49′5″N 96°34′20″W / 33.81806°N 96.57222°W / 33.81806; -96.57222
StatusOperational
Owner(s)U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth-fill embankment
ImpoundsRed River of the South
Height165 ft (50 m)
Length15,200 ft (4,633 m) (not including levees)
Reservoir
CreatesLake Texoma
Total capacity2,525,568 acre-feet (3.115242×109 m3)
Surface area89,000 acres (36,000 ha)
Power Station
Commission date2021
Turbines2 x 49.5 MW Francis-type[1][2]
Installed capacity99 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. ^ [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. ^ [2] Generator and turbines upgraded in year 2021. "Historic work underway at Denison Dam Powerhouse" | Denison, Texas (KXII | Jan. 19, 2021)
  3. ^ "Lake Texoma". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Ceremonies mark 50th birthday of Denison Dam". The Paris News. Paris, Texas. October 21, 1993. p. 9.