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Blakely Mountain Dam was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers from 1948 to 1953 for hydroelectric power, recreation, water supply and wildlife conservation. [1] The dam is 231 feet (70 m) tall, 1,100 feet (340 m) long at the crest, and is capable of 75 megawatts. [2] The lake is located near Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Arkansas.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
The Ouachita River begins in the Ouachita Mountains near Mena, Arkansas.It flows east into Lake Ouachita, a reservoir created by Blakely Mountain Dam.The North Fork and South Fork of the Ouachita flow into Lake Ouachita to join the main stream.
Beaver Lake Dam: Carroll County: 112 2 261,746 [22] White River: Southwestern Power Administration: 1965 [23] Blakely Mountain: Garland/Montgomery: 75 2 231,668 [24] Ouachita River: Southwestern Power Administration: 1956 [23] Bull Shoals: Baxter/Marion: 340 4 1.4 million [25] White River: Southwestern Power Administration: 1953 [23] Carl S ...
Bear, formerly also called Bear City, is an unincorporated community in Garland County, Arkansas, United States. [1] It is close to the shore of Lake Ouachita, which was formed by the construction of the Blakely Mountain Dam across the Ouachita River.
Norfork Dam: 80.4 1944 Mountain Home, Arkansas: Fort Gibson Dam: 48 1949 Fort Gibson, Oklahoma: Bull Shoals Dam: 380 1951 Bull Shoals, Arkansas: Narrows Dam: 25.5 1951 Murfreesboro, Arkansas: Whitney Dam: 43 [5] 1951 Whitney, Texas: Tenkiller Ferry Dam: 34 1952 Gore, Oklahoma: Blakely Mountain Dam: 75 1953 Hot Springs, Arkansas: Town Bluff Dam ...
The dam was described as in “fair” condition in a March 2023 inspection, the inventory said. The town of Lake Lure has been trying to replace the aging dam. As of June 2023, ...
Buckville is an unincorporated community in Garland County, Arkansas, United States.It is located on hillsides within the Ouachita National Forest.Originally, Buckville was located further down in the valley nearer the Ouachita River; however, with the construction of Blakely Mountain Dam and subsequent filling of Lake Ouachita, the old village was flooded out and a new place was built higher ...