Lake Hudson (Oklahoma)

Lake Hudson Dam
Lake Hudson (Oklahoma) is located in Oklahoma
Lake Hudson (Oklahoma)
Location within Oklahoma
CountryUnited States
LocationMayes County, Oklahoma
Coordinates36°14′00″N 95°10′55″W / 36.23343°N 95.18191°W / 36.23343; -95.18191
Construction beganDecember 1961
Dam and spillways
Height645 ft (197 m)
Reservoir
CreatesLake Hudson
(Markham Ferry Reservoir)
Total capacitynominal: 200,300 acre⋅ft (247,100,000 m3)
maximum: 400,000 acre⋅ft (490,000,000 m3)
Surface area12,000 acres (49 km2)
Website
hudson.uslakes.info/DamInfo.asp?DamID=102046

Lake Hudson, also known as Markham Ferry Reservoir, is a man-made reservoir in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States, about 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Locust Grove, Oklahoma and 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Pryor, Oklahoma.[1] It was created by the completion of the Robert S. Kerr Dam on the Grand River in 1964. It is managed by the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA).[2]

  1. ^ U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. "Lake Hudson (Markham Ferry Reservoir)." Retrieved September 19, 2011."Lake Hudson (Markham Ferry Reservoir)". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  2. ^ GRDA Robert S. Kerr Dam. Retrieved September 19, 2011