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Grand Lake Country:
The Four Counties of Grand Lake O' The Cherokees in Northeast Oklahoma |
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Pensacola
Dam - Fingertip Facts |
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Length of dam/spillway ... 6,565 feet
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Length of multiple-arch section ... 4,284 feet
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Width of hollow buttress (52 buttresses) ... 24 feet
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Clear arch (51) span ... 60 feet
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Maximum height of dam ... 150 feet
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Generation capacity ... 96,000 kilowatts (92 megawatts)
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Earth excavation ... 2,870,000 cubic yards
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Rock excavation ... 590,000 cubic yards
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Cement ... 655,000 barrels
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Concrete ... 535,000 cubic yards
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Reinforcing steel ... 20,000,000 pounds
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Structural steel ... 10,000,000 pounds
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Copper ... 75,000 pounds
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POWERHOUSE |
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Length ... 279 feet
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Width ... 72 feet
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Height ... 80 feet
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TOTAL COST ... $27,000,000
(completed on time and under
budget!) |
The
Grand
River Dam Authority (GRDA) offers FREE tours of historic Pensacola Dam to the general public.
During the summer (between Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays), tours are
available daily, originating from the GRDA Lake Patrol office located above the
powerhouse on the west end of the dam.
Call the Lake Patrol Visitor Center at the
dam on 918-782-9594 for exact days
and times during the summer. At other times of the year, groups can schedule a tour by
contacting GRDA’s public relations coordinator at 918-256-5545. Tours do require a
lot of walking and take about one hour to complete. |
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