Newt Graham Lock & Dam
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Newt Graham Lock & Dam (also known as Newt Graham Lock and Dam 18, Newt Graham Lake, Newt Graham Reservoir and Newt Graham Pool.)[1] is the final lock and dam of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) before reaching the western terminus, Tulsa Port of Catoosa on the Verdigris River. The lock and dam is 24.8 miles (39.9 km) downstream of the port.[2]
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Newt Graham Lock and Dam (#18) | |
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Coordinates | 36.0588°N 95.5376°W / 36.0588; -95.5376 |
Purpose | Navigation |
Construction began | 1967 |
Opening date | 1970 |
Built by | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Operator(s) | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Verdigris River |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Newt Graham Reservoir |
Total capacity | 24,260 acre-feet (29,920,000 m3)[1] |
Surface area | 1,490 acres (6,000,000 m2)[1] |
Normal elevation | 532 feet (162 m)[1] |
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