Country United States Opening date 1949 Catchment area 32,673 km² 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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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.
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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