Eufaula Dam is a dam across the

Canadian River The Canadian River is the longest tributary of the Arkansas River in the United States. It is about long, starting in Colorado and traveling through New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and Oklahoma. The drainage area is about .Oklahoma. Completed in 1964, it impounds

Eufaula Lake Lake Eufaula, sometimes referred to as Eufaula Lake, is a reservoir in Oklahoma. It is located on the Canadian River, upstream from its confluence with the Arkansas River and near the town of Eufaula. The lake covers parts of McIntosh County, ...

, one of the world's largest man-made lakes, covering 102,500 acres (41,500 hectares). The dam serves to provide

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, water supply,

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and hydroelectric power generation. It supports a 90 MW power station; three generators produce 30 MW each.Corey Jones
State to mark 50 years since Lake Eufaula's dedication by LBJ
''Tulsa World'' (September 24, 2014).

History

State Highway 71 runs across the top of the dam. Eufaula Dam (2015)

The dam was approved by

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of 1946 and construction began in December 1956. The cost of the project, completed by the

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, was $121,735,000. The flood-control operations of the dam were in place by February 1964, and the dam dedicated by President

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on September 25, 1964. Heavy rains in the spring of 2015, caused Eufaula Lake to rise so rapidly that the Corps of Engineers had to open the flood gates and release water at rates as high as per second. This was the highest rate since 1990.Tess Maune
Water Pouring Out Of Eufaula Dam Most In 25 Years

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(May 13, 2015).

References

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