Webbers Falls Lake

Webbers Falls Lake, also known as Webbers Falls Reservoir, is a reservoir created by a lock and dam on the Arkansas River in Muskogee County, Oklahoma. The normal elevation is 490 feet (150 m).[2] It has 157 miles (253 km) of shoreline and a surface area of 11,600 acres (47,000,000 m²). The drainage area of the lake is 97,033 square miles (251,310 km²).[1] It is an integral part (Lock and Dam No. 16) of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, which was completed in 1971.[3]

Webbers Falls Lake
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Location	Oklahoma
Coordinates	35.60°N 95.25°W / 35.60; -95.25
Type	Reservoir, Lock
Primary inflows	Arkansas River
Primary outflows	Arkansas River
Managing agency	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Built	January 1965
First flooded	December 1970
Surface area	11,600 acres (4,700 ha)
Average depth	15 ft (4.6 m)
Max. depth	54 ft (16 m)
Water volume	170,106 acre⋅ft (0.209823 km3)
Shore length1	157 mi (253 km)
Surface elevation	490 ft (150 m)
Settlements	Webbers Falls, Oklahoma
References	[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Webbers Falls Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River March 3, 1999

The lock and dam are about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the town of Webbers Falls, Oklahoma. There is an observation platform and visitor facility at the lock and dam, where visitors can view the operation of the locks during passage of river craft.[4]

The project was authorized by Congress in the River and Harbor Act July 4, 1946, and amended by the Flood Control Acts of 1948 and 1950. Construction began in January 1965 and became operational for navigation in December 1970.[5]