Fort Gibson Dam information

Fort Gibson Dam
Fort Gibson Dam
	Fort Gibson dam seen from above
	Location of Fort Gibson Dam in Oklahoma
Country	United States
Location	Wagoner / Cherokee counties near Fort Gibson and Okay, Oklahoma, US
Coordinates	35°52′11″N 95°13′50″W / 35.869665°N 95.230436°W
Status	In Use
Construction began	1941
Opening date	1949
Construction cost	$22,000,000
Owner(s)	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Concrete Gravity
Impounds	Neosho River
Height	110 ft (34 m)
Length	2,850 ft (869 m)
Spillways	30
Spillway type	Tainter gate
Spillway capacity	986,000 cu ft (27,920 m3)
Reservoir
Creates	Fort Gibson Lake
Total capacity	1,292,000 acre⋅ft (2 km3)
Active capacity	1,287,000 acre⋅ft (2 km3)
Catchment area	12,615 sq mi (32,673 km2)
Power Station
Commission date	1953
Turbines	4 x 11.25 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	48 MW
Annual generation	208,482,000 KWh

The Fort Gibson Dam is a gravity dam on the Grand (Neosho) River in Oklahoma, 5.4 mi (9 km) north of the town of Fort Gibson. The dam forms Fort Gibson Lake. The primary purposes of the dam and lake are flood control and hydroelectric power production, although supply of drinking water to local communities, as well as recreation, are additional benefits.^[4] The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1941 and construction began the next year. During World War II construction was suspended and it recommenced in May 1946. In June 1949, the river was closed and the entire project was complete in September 1953 with the operation of the last of the power plant's four generators.^[5] Rights to construct the project originally belonged to the Grand River Dam Authority, but were seized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1946.^[6]

^ "American Governor Company Awarded U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Gibson Modernization Project" (PDF). American Governor Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
^ "Economic Appendix". Arkansas River Navigation Study. pp. B-14. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
^ "Guide Book XII" (PDF). Oklahoma Geological Survey. p. 9. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
^ "Fort Gibson Lake". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
^ "Fort Gibson Lake". Retrieved 6 December 2014.
^ Dilsaver, ed. by Lary M.; Colten, Craig E. (1992). The American environment : interpretations of past geographies. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. p. 185. ISBN 0-8476-7754-0. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)

[1] "American Governor Company Awarded U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Gibson Modernization Project" (PDF). American Governor Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

[2] "Economic Appendix". Arkansas River Navigation Study. pp. B-14. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

[3] "Guide Book XII" (PDF). Oklahoma Geological Survey. p. 9. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

[4] "Fort Gibson Lake". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved October 19, 2019.

[5] "Fort Gibson Lake". Retrieved 6 December 2014.

[6] Dilsaver, ed. by Lary M.; Colten, Craig E. (1992). The American environment : interpretations of past geographies. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. p. 185. ISBN 0-8476-7754-0. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)

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