FACTS ABOUT LAKE TEXOMA
(These facts were compiled by the Army Corps of Engineers)
Watershed:
Drainage area above the dam, 39,719 square miles.
Elevation (feet above sea level):
Top of flood control pool - 640 feet
Top of normal power pool - 617.25 feet
Top of inactive pool - 590 feet
Record Elevation on May 6, 1990 - 644.76 feet
Surface Area of Lake (acres):
At top of flood control pool - 143,000 acres
At top of power pool - 89,000 acres Storage
Capacities (acre-feet):
Flood control pool - 2,660.000
Power pool - 1,673,000
Inactive pool - 1,049,000
Lake total - 5,382,000
Shoreline Length (miles):
At top of power pool - 580 miles
Denison Dam:
Embankment, length of dam - 15,200 feet
Maximum height of dam above stream bed - 165 feet
Outlet works, conduits (3) - 20 feet in diameter
Power intake penstocks (2) - 20 feet in diameter
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