| Eufaula Dam | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Eufaula, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | [1] |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1956 |
| Opening date | 1964 |
| Owner(s) | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earthen embankment, concrete gravity composite |
| Height | 114 ft (35 m) |
| Length | 3,200 ft (975 m) |
| Impounds | Canadian River |
| Spillways | 11 |
| Type of spillway | Tainter gate-controlled ogee weir |
| Spillway capacity | 465,000 cu ft/s (13,167 m3/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Eufaula Lake |
| Capacity | 2,099,000 acre·ft (2.589078377×109 m3) |
| Surface area | 102,000 acres (413 km2) |
| Power station | |
| Commission date | 1964 |
| Turbines | 3 x 30 MW |
| Installed capacity | 90 MW |
Eufaula Dam is a dam across the Canadian River in Oklahoma. Completed in 1964, it impounds Eufaula Lake, one of the world’s largest man-made lakes, covering 102,500 acres (41,500 hectares). The dam serves to provide flood control, water supply, navigation and hydroelectric power generation. It supports a 90 MW power station.[2] The dam was approved by the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1946 and construction began in 1956. In February 1964, the river was closed and in July that year, the first generator was operational. By September, the other three generators were operational.[3]
State Highway 71 runs across the top of the dam.