Keystone Lake
Dam in Oklahoma Pawnee / Osage / Creek / Tulsa counties, Oklahoma / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the reservoir in Oklahoma. For the lake in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, see Keystone Lake (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania). For the lake in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, see Keystone State Park (Pennsylvania) § Lake.
Keystone Lake is a reservoir in northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas and Cimarron rivers. It is located upstream about 23 miles (37 km) from Tulsa.[2] It was created in 1968 when the Keystone Dam was completed.[3] The primary purposes are: flood control, hydroelectric power generation, wildlife management and recreation.[4]
Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...
Keystone Lake | |
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Location | Pawnee / Osage / Creek / Tulsa counties, Oklahoma, United States |
Coordinates | 36.2306°N 96.3050°W / 36.2306; -96.3050 |
Primary inflows | Arkansas River |
Primary outflows | Arkansas River |
Surface area | 23,600 acres (9,600 ha) |
Average depth | 24 feet (7.3 m) (average)[1] |
Max. depth | 73 feet (22 m)[1] |
Water volume | 505,381 acre-feet (623,378,000 m3) (normal)[1] |
Shore length1 | 330 miles (530 km)[1] |
Surface elevation | 723 feet (220 m) (normal), 706 feet (215 m) (min.), 754 feet (230 m) (max.)[1] |
Settlements | Mannford, Sand Springs and Tulsa, Oklahoma |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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Quick Facts Country, Location ...
Keystone Dam & Reservoir | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Oklahoma Pawnee / Osage / Creek / Tulsa counties, Oklahoma |
Purpose | Flood control, hydroelectric power generation, wildlife management and recreation |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1957 |
Opening date | 1968 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Arkansas River |
Length | 4,600 feet |
Elevation at crest | 766 feet (max) |
Spillways | 1 |
Spillway type | Gated ogee weir |
Spillway capacity | 939,000 cfs max. |
Reservoir | |
Surface area | 23,600 sq. ft. |
Turbines | Hydraulic (2) |
Installed capacity | 35,000 KW each |
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