Eufaula Dam

Eufaula Dam
Eufaula Dam is located in Oklahoma
Eufaula Dam
Location of Eufaula Dam in Oklahoma
CountryUnited States
LocationHaskell / McIntosh counties, east of Eufaula, Oklahoma
Coordinates35°18′25″N 95°21′29″W / 35.30694°N 95.35806°W / 35.30694; -95.35806
StatusOperational
Construction began1956
Opening date1964
Owner(s)U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthen embankment, concrete gravity composite
ImpoundsCanadian River
Height114 ft (35 m)
Length3,200 ft (975 m)
Spillways11
Spillway typeTainter gate-controlled ogee weir
Spillway capacity465,000 cu ft/s (13,167 m3/s)
Reservoir
CreatesEufaula Lake
Total capacity2,099,000 acre⋅ft (2.589078377×109 m3)
Surface area102,000 acres (413 km2)
Power Station
Commission date1964
Turbines3 x 30 MW
Installed capacity90 MW

Eufaula Dam is a dam across the Canadian River in Oklahoma. Completed in 1964, it impounds Eufaula Lake, one of the world's largest man-made lakes, covering 102,500 acres (41,500 hectares). The dam serves to provide flood control, water supply, navigation and hydroelectric power generation. It supports a 90 MW power station;[1] three generators produce 30 MW each.[2]

  1. ^ "Eufaula Dam". Energy Justice Network. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  2. ^ Corey Jones, State to mark 50 years since Lake Eufaula's dedication by LBJ, Tulsa World (September 24, 2014).