Eufaula Dam

E254771

Eufaula Dam is a major flood-control and hydroelectric dam on the Arkansas River in Oklahoma that forms Lake Eufaula, one of the largest reservoirs in the United States.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Eufaula Dam canonical 1
Lake Eufaula Lock and Dam 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
flood control structure
hydroelectric dam
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
constructionBegan 1956
constructionCost about 121 million US dollars
country United States of America
surface form: United States
damHeight approximately 114 feet
damLength approximately 3,200 feet
damType earth-fill dam
formsReservoir Lake Eufaula
hasPowerPlant yes
inflowRiver Arkansas River
isMajorReservoirCreator yes
locatedIn Oklahoma
locatedInCounty McIntosh County, Oklahoma
Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
locatedNearCity Eufaula, Oklahoma
locatedOnRiver Arkansas River
managingAgency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District
notableFor creating one of the largest reservoirs in the United States by surface area
openingDate 1964
operator U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers
outflowRiver Arkansas River
partOfProject McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System
surface form: Arkansas River navigation and flood control system
powerPlantCapacity approximately 90 megawatts
powerPlantTurbineType hydroelectric turbine
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
navigation improvement
recreation
water supply
region eastern Oklahoma
reservoirMaxCapacity approximately 3,000,000 acre-feet
reservoirName Lake Eufaula
reservoirShorelineLength approximately 600 miles
reservoirSurfaceArea approximately 102,000 acres
reservoirType artificial lake
riverSystem Mississippi River basin
spillwayType gated spillway
supportsActivity boating
camping
fishing
wildlife habitat management
usedFor downstream flood risk reduction
peak power generation
supporting barge navigation on the Arkansas River

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arkansas River hasDam Eufaula Dam
Walter F. George Lock and Dam alsoKnownAs Eufaula Dam
this entity surface form: Lake Eufaula Lock and Dam