Lake Texoma by Richardphotos
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this is on the north side of the lake and I took it last Thursday
Lake Texoma is one of the largest reservoirs in the United States, the 12th largest[1] Corps of Engineers (USACE) lake, and the largest in USACE Tulsa District. Lake Texoma is formed by Denison Dam on the Red River in Bryan County, Oklahoma, and Grayson County, Texas, about 726 miles (1,168 km) upstream from the mouth of the river. Its surface spreads over 89,000 acres (360 km²) at the confluence of the Red River and Washita Rivers. The damsite is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Denison, Texas, and 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Durant, Oklahoma. Lake Texoma is in Bryan, Marshall, Johnston, and Love counties, Oklahoma; and in Grayson and Cooke counties, Texas. [2]
Denison Dam and Lake Texoma were authorized for construction by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, (Public Law 75-791) for flood control and generation of hydroelectric power. The dam, spillway, and outlet works were started in August 1939 and completed in February 1944. At that time, Denison Dam was the largest rolled, earthfilled dam in the United States. The project was put into operation for flood control in January 1944. The first hydroelectric turbine was placed in operation in March 1945, while a second unit became operational in September 1949. Normal elevation of the conservation pool varies from 615 to 619 ft (187 to 189 m) National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) depending on the time of year. The flood control pool extends to elevation 645 ft (197 m) NGVD. The lake has crested the dam's spillway at a height of 640 ft (195.07 m) three times: once in 1957, again in 1990, and most recently on July 7, 2007.
a few days back, a rain storm simply stopped over Texoma and rained for 2-3hours bring in lake to within 3 1/2 feet of normal
thanks for viewing and any comments
Comments (94)
Eutopia
A fantastic capture!! I love the reflection of the clouds :-)
tetsu-pino
WOW!!! Superb view!!! Very beautiful capture!!!
fredster66
Beautiful and tranquil scene with great sky detail and nice reflections. Great image!
mermaid
so wide...lets me breath depply...smile....fine one
carlx
Peaceful and fantastic lake scape, Richard!!! Love the sky!!!
durleybeachbum
It's a beautiful pic!
praep
Great. Like to go fishing ...
tallpindo
Quite an expanse. My father had a war buddy at Bureau of Recalmation in Colorado and he gave me a tour of all the model dams one day in the 1950's.
Asmoday
Great view, so fresh and calm indeed. Excellent!
rainbows
A wonderful capture, dear Richard, the water so still. Thank you for the information too. Have a beautiful day. Hugs and kisses. Diane. xx
rocserum
impressive and beautyful illustration of your very interesting explanation! Rs
ElusiveAngel
Oh this immediately caught my eye on the photography galary, beautiful capture and a beautiful place too. Well done.
wonderworld
Beautiful Capture Richard!!
G_Mansco
Wonderful scene, love it ;O)
NekhbetSun
The water looks like glass....sooo lovely, Richard, and thanks for the info ! H u g s
Ravenlady
WOW! It´s a very splendid vision!!!!! Lovely and nice capture Richard!!! :D
flora-crassella
...schon wieder ein sooooo schönes Foto mit wundervollen Wolken!!!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic photo, is very beautiful my friend.....!!!!
kimariehere
love the clouds in this ! beautiful richard!!!!
virginiese
a very huge lake ! Nice shot !
flaviok
Que visão fantastica Richard, esplendida captura, aplausos (5)
Igolochka
Thank you for the wonderful story about Texoma lake:) Outstanding shot!
mapps
beautiful :-)
photostar
What a great place to spend a Summer afternoon. Thanks for the narrative info, as well.
2Loose2Trek
I love the reflective water and super Sky. Well done.
tennesseecowgirl
Thanks for the beautiful view
BessieB
Beautiful reflection, stunning
MrsRatbag
Lovely reflections here! Great work!
eekdog
that sky is so pretty, great shot my friend. steve
allnaydi
Awesome capture - I love the way the cloud formations seem to stretch out forever and the slightly rippled reflections on the lake. As always, great background information!