Lake Overholser Dam in Oklahoma City, built in 1917 and 1918 to impound water from the North Canadian River.
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Betty LaRue / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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4500 x 3000 px | 38.1 x 25.4 cm | 15 x 10 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
15 June 2013Location:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, United States of America, North AmericaMore information:
Lake Overholser Dam in Oklahoma City. The Overholser Dam was built in 1917 and 1918 to impound water from the North Canadian River west of Oklahoma City, By 1910 the City's population was at 32, 000, a growing meatpacking industry was in place, and the City had been newly designated as the state capital. From the Land Run forward, Oklahoma City had depended on raw water from the North Canadian and a handful of water wells. But it was now clear to City leaders that wells would not produce enough water to satisfy the needs of future growth. In 1913, the United States Reclamation Service (now the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation) recommended a dam and reservoir be built upriver from the City. USRS Director F.H. Newell visited the City and pointed out to civic leaders that Denver and Dallas had both recently begun projects to build reservoirs, This old dam was ready in 1924.