Denison Dam
Denison Dam, also known as Lake Texoma Dam, is a dam located on the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma that impounds Lake Texoma. The purpose of the dam is flood control, water supply, hydroelectric power production, river regulation, navigation and recreation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Robert Nunnally, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eisenhower State Park.
Eisenhower State Park
Park
Photo: Luis Tamayo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eisenhower State Park is a state park located in Grayson County, Texas, northwest of Denison, Texas on the shores of Lake Texoma. The park is 423.1 acres. Eisenhower State Park is situated 2½ miles west of Denison Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cartwright and Colbert.
Cartwright
Village
Cartwright is an unincorporated rural community and census-designated place in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 609. Cartwright is situated 1½ miles north of Denison Dam.
Colbert
Village
Colbert is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,140 at the 2010 census, a 7 percent increase over the figure of 1,065 recorded in 2000. It was incorporated in 1939. Colbert is situated 4½ miles northeast of Denison Dam.
Denison
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Denison is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States, 1 mile south of the Texas–Oklahoma border. Its population was 24,479 at the 2020 census, up from 22,682 at the 2010 census.
Denison Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Bryan County, Oklahoma / Grayson County, Texas, US
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: Bryan, Oklahoma, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.83112° or 33° 49′ 52″ northLongitude
-96.57037° or 96° 34′ 13″ westElevation
636 feet (194 metres)Open location code
8655RCJH+CVOpenStreetMap ID
way 116726183OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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