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List Of Arkansas Dams And Reservoirs
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Arkansas. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being tall with a storage capacity of at least , or of any height with a storage capacity of . Dams and reservoirs in Arkansas :''This list is incomplete. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.'' * Lake Atalanta Dam, Lake Atalanta, City of Rogers, Arkansas * Beaver Dam, Beaver Lake, United States Army Corps of Engineers * Blakely Mountain Dam, Lake Ouachita, USACE * Blue Mountain Dam, Blue Mountain Lake, USACE * Bull Shoals Dam, Bull Shoals Lake, USACE * Carpenter Dam, Lake Hamilton, Entergy * Lake Conway Dam, Lake Conway, Arkansas Fish and Game Commission * Dardanelle Lock and Dam, Lake Dardanelle, USACE * DeGray Dam, DeGray Lake, USACE * DeQueen Dam, DeQueen Lake, USACE * Dierks Dam, Dierks Lake, USACE * Felsenthal Lock and Dam, Lake Jack Lee, USACE * Lake Fort Smith Dam, Lake Fort Smith, City of Fort Smith, Arkan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization's work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The USGS is a fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility. The agency was founded on March 3, 1879. The USGS is a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior; it is that department's sole scientific agency. The USGS employs approximately 8,670 people and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. The USGS also has major offices near Lakewood, Colorado, at the Denver Federal Center, and Menlo Park, California. The current motto of the USGS, in use since August 1997, is "science for a changing world". The agency's previous slogan, adopted on the occasion of its hundredt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeQueen Lake
DeQueen Lake is a small reservoir along the Rolling Fork River in Sevier County, Arkansas. It is from DeQueen, Arkansas. DeQueen Dam The Flood Control Act of 1958 approved the dam's construction. The construction was supervised by the Tulsa District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. But now the dam is in control of the Little Rock District. Construction on the lake and dam was started in April 1966 and the lake went into operation August 31, 1977. The earthen dam is tall and compounds a reservoir with a maximum capacity of . Recreation The purposes of DeQueen Lake are flood control, water supply, wildlife conservation, and recreation. There are 3 campgrounds, 6 boat ramps, 3 swimming areas, many picnic areas, and 1 picnic shelter on DeQueen Lake. Fish species in the lake include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, black and white crappie, channel and flathead catfish, and various species of sunfish. Picnicking areas are available at many of the sites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greers Ferry Dam
Greers Ferry Dam is located on the Little Red River in Cleburne County in the U.S. state of Arkansas. It impounds Greers Ferry Lake. The dam is located north of Little Rock. Building the dam Construction of the dam began in March 1959 and was completed in December 1962. The lake serves the Heber Springs area flood control, and is a site for recreation and power generation. When construction began on the dam in 1956, hundreds of workers showed up looking for work. The newly hired workers then rented empty houses next to the construction site, and workers were even building their own homes next to the soon-to-be lake. Once all the workers arrived, people and business owners saw an opportunity in this construction and built motels, shops, and stores next to the construction site so workers would have a place to shop and relax. Farmers also felt the benefit of the construction, as work on the lake created demand for livestock and agriculture. Dedication After completion, the lake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillham Lake
Gillham Lake is a small reservoir located along the Cossatot River, mostly in Howard County, but also extending westward into Polk County, Arkansas. The lake is from Gillham, Arkansas. Recreation The Flood Control Act of 1958 approved the lake for construction. The lake provides flood control, water supply and wildlife conservation. Recreation was not planned for the lake purposes but they were included anyway. Gillham has five recreation areas, five boat ramps, three campgrounds, one picnic shelter, and one designated swim area. Gillham Lake includes of fishing; bass is mostly caught in the lake. Canoeing and fly fishing on the Cossatot River are popular. The river can be canoed about south of the dam to U.S. Highway 71 South. The Cossatot River has been noted as the best canoeing area between the Rocky Mountains and the Great Smoky Mountains. There are two designated picnicking areas and one picnicking shelter that are chiefly used for reunions and family recreation. Gillha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia-Pacific
Georgia-Pacific LLC is an American pulp and paper company based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, toilet and paper towel dispensers, packaging, building products and related chemicals. As of Fall 2019, the company employed more than 35,000 people at more than 180 locations in North America, South America and Europe. It is an independently operated and managed subsidiary of Koch Industries. History Georgia-Pacific was founded by Owen Robertson Cheatham on September 22, 1927 in Augusta, Georgia, as the Georgia Hardwood Lumber Co. Over the years it expanded, adding sawmills and plywood plants. The company acquired its first West Coast facility in 1947 and changed its name to Georgia-Pacific Plywood & Lumber Company in 1948. In 1956, the company changed its name to Georgia-Pacific Corporation. In 1957 the company entered the pulp and paper business by building a kraft pulp and linerboard mill at Tol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Georgia Pacific
Lake Georgia Pacific is a small reservoir in South Arkansas. It is formed by Lake Georgia Pacific Dam, and located a few miles from Lake Jack Lee, and 10 miles from Crossett, Arkansas. Lake Georgia Pacific is named after the Georgia Pacific Corporation, that owns a mill in Crossett. There are 10 recreational campsites, in which you can go camping, picnicking, or fishing. Lake Georgia Pacific has an average depth of eight feet. In 1964, Lake Georgia Pacific was designated a Migratory Waterflow Refuge. National Audubon Society groups visit the lake mainly to view the Bald Eagles that nest near here. The Audubon Society has recognized at least 164 species of birds, in which two species are considered rare. See also *List of Arkansas dams and reservoirs External linksLake Georgia Pacific {{authority control Georgia Pacific Georgia-Pacific LLC is an American pulp and paper company based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atkins, Arkansas
Atkins is a city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 3,016 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Atkins is located at (35.243485, -92.938212). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Many Atkins residents commute to nearby Russellville for work, school, and recreation. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,859 people, 1,164 households, and 759 families residing in the city. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 3,016 people in 1,118 households, including 849 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 1,288 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.6% White, 0.9% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 1.2% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. 2.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 1, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galla Creek Lake
Galla may refer to: Given name * Galla (wife of Julius Constantius), member of the Constantinian dynasty * Galla (wife of Theodosius I) (370s–394), empress of the Roman Empire * Galla (wife of Eucherius) (c.380-420s) * Galla Placidia (392–450), daughter of Theodosius I * Galla of Rome (died 550), 6th-century saint Indian surname * Aruna Kumari Galla (born 1949), minister of Andhra Pradesh Government * Ramachandra Naidu Galla (born 1938), founder of Amaraja Group * Galla Jayadev (born 1966), an Indian-American politician and industrialist in India Other uses * Ryszard Galla, Polish politician * Galla Gaulo, the fifth traditional Doge of Venice (755–756) * Galla tinctoria, the commercial nutgall produced by the gall oak (''Quercus lusitanica'') * Galla Township, Pope County, Arkansas * Gallu, a Mesopotamian demon * Another name for P'tcha P'tcha, fisnoga or galareta (also known as "calves' foot jelly") is a traditional Ashkenazi cuisine, Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, Jewish d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galla Creek Dam
Galla may refer to: Given name * Galla (wife of Julius Constantius), member of the Constantinian dynasty * Galla (wife of Theodosius I) (370s–394), empress of the Roman Empire * Galla (wife of Eucherius) (c.380-420s) * Galla Placidia (392–450), daughter of Theodosius I * Galla of Rome (died 550), 6th-century saint Indian surname * Aruna Kumari Galla (born 1949), minister of Andhra Pradesh Government * Ramachandra Naidu Galla (born 1938), founder of Amaraja Group * Galla Jayadev (born 1966), an Indian-American politician and industrialist in India Other uses * Ryszard Galla, Polish politician * Galla Gaulo, the fifth traditional Doge of Venice (755–756) * Galla tinctoria, the commercial nutgall produced by the gall oak (''Quercus lusitanica'') * Galla Township, Pope County, Arkansas * Gallu, a Mesopotamian demon * Another name for P'tcha P'tcha, fisnoga or galareta (also known as "calves' foot jelly") is a traditional Ashkenazi cuisine, Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, Jewish d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith is the third-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 89,142. It is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas–Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents that encompasses the Arkansas counties of Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian, and the Oklahoma counties of Le Flore and Sequoyah. Fort Smith lies on the Arkansas–Oklahoma state border, situated at the confluence of the Arkansas and Poteau rivers, also known as Belle Point. Fort Smith was established as a western frontier military post in 1817, when it was also a center of fur trading. The city developed there. It became well known as a base for migrants' settling of the "Wild West" and for its law enforcement heritage. The city government is led by Mayor George McGill (D), who made history in 2018 when he was elected as the city's first African American mayor, and a city Board of Directors composed of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Fort Smith
Lake Fort Smith State Park is a Arkansas state park in Crawford County, Arkansas in the United States. Originally a Fort Smith city park in the 1930s and later the Works Progress Administration–built Mountainburg Recreational Facility, the lake nestled in the Boston Mountains was adopted into the state park system by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism (ADPHT) is an executive department of the government of the U.S. state of Arkansas. It is responsible for promoting, protecting, interpreting, and managing the state's natural and cultural ... in 1967. Lake Fort Smith State Park was closed in 2002 to make way for a larger dam and spillway. The addition flooded the site of the old park, and the new 260 acre Lake Fort Smith State Park reopened May 21, 2008 four miles north of its original location with 30 campsites, 10 cabins, a group lodging facility, picnic sites, a pavilion, marina with rental boats, a double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Fort Smith Dam
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a Depression (geology), basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the World Ocean, ocean, although, like the much larger oceans, they do form part of the Earth's water cycle. Lakes are distinct from lagoons, which are generally coastal parts of the ocean. Lakes are typically larger and deeper than ponds, which also lie on land, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which usually flow in a channel on land. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. Natural lakes are generally found in mountainous areas, rift zones, and areas with ongoing glacier, glaciation. Other lakes are found in endorheic basins or along the courses of mature rivers, where a river channel has widened into a basin. Some parts of the world have many lakes formed by the chaotic dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
