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In 1952, Lake Eucha in Delaware County, Oklahoma, was created by completion of the Eucha dam on Spavinaw Creek. City of Tulsa, Retrieved January 4, 2011
/ref> The nearest town is
/ref> This lake is owned by the City of
/ref> The Cherokee community of Eucha, Oklahoma was relocated to higher ground before the dam was constructed, because the lake waters were to submerge the original townsite.Stauber, Rose
"Delaware County,"
''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', 2009. Accessed March 25, 2015. Lake Eucha is also a popular place for fishing.
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/ref> The nearest town is
Jay, Oklahoma
Jay is a city and county seat of Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,448 at the 2010 census, compared to 2,482 at the 2000 census, a decrease of 1.4 percent. Almost 40% of its residents are Native American, thus Ja ...
.Green Country Lakes Website. Accessed October 23, 2011/ref> This lake is owned by the City of
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...
and functions as additional storage and as a buffer for Lake Spavinaw, which is the principal municipal water source for Tulsa.
Description
The lake is long by wide. with a storage capacity of . Its surface area is and the shoreline is about .The dam elevation is and is long.City of Tulsa. "Water Supply Lakes - Eucha and Spavinaw Watersheds." Retrieved October 24, 201/ref> The Cherokee community of Eucha, Oklahoma was relocated to higher ground before the dam was constructed, because the lake waters were to submerge the original townsite.Stauber, Rose
"Delaware County,"
''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', 2009. Accessed March 25, 2015. Lake Eucha is also a popular place for fishing.
W. R. Holway
William Rea Holway (April 29, 1893 – April 23, 1981), commonly known as W. R. Holway, was an American civil engineer who became prominent in Oklahoma. He is best known for his work on major water supply projects for the city of Tulsa, and on ...
is credited with the design and construction of both projects.Robertson, Joe. "Great Lake,"''Tulsa World
The ''Tulsa World'' is the daily newspaper for the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and primary newspaper for the northeastern and eastern portions of Oklahoma. Tulsa World Media Company is part of Lee Enterprises. The new owners announced in January 20 ...
'', January 12, 1998, last modified February 27, 2007, retrieved January 4, 2010www.acecok.org/Mar07FirstWord.pdf]
References
{{authority control Reservoirs in Oklahoma, Eucha Protected areas of Delaware County, Oklahoma Infrastructure completed in 1952 Bodies of water of Delaware County, Oklahoma