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Fort Gibson Dam

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Country
  
United States

Opening date
  
1949

Impounds
  
Neosho River

Catchment area
  
32,673 kmĀ²

Construction began
  
1941

Status
  
In Use

Type of dam
  
Concrete Gravity

Height
  
34 m

Construction cost
  
22 million USD

Impound
  
Neosho River

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Location
  
Wagoner / Cherokee counties near Fort Gibson and Okay, Oklahoma, US

Owner
  
United States Army Corps of Engineers

Similar
  
Sequoyah Bay State Park, Copan Dam, Eufaula Dam, Pensacola Dam, Fort Gibson

The Fort Gibson Dam is a gravity dam on the Grand (Neosho) River in Oklahoma, 5.4 mi (9 km) north of Fort Gibson. The purpose of the dam is flood control and hydroelectric power production. It 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. The dam and power rights originally belonged to the Grand River Dam Authority but were seized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1946.

Contents

Map of Fort Gibson Dam, Wagoner, OK 74467, USA

ContractorsEdit

First Contract: Al Johnson construction co. Winston brothers co. peter kiewit sons co. 608 Foshay Tower. Minneapolis, Minnesota

Second Contract: W. R. Grimshaw company. - Tulsa, Oklahoma

References

Fort Gibson Dam Wikipedia