Lake Texoma

Lake Texoma
The Oklahoma shores slope toward the water's edge
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Location	Oklahoma–Texas border, United States
Coordinates	33°49′55″N 96°34′16″W / 33.83194°N 96.57111°W / 33.83194; -96.57111
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Red River, Washita River
Primary outflows	Red River
Catchment area	39,719 sq mi (102,870 km2)
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	89,000 acres (36,000 ha)
Water volume	2,525,568 acre⋅ft (3.115242 km3)
Surface elevation	615 to 619 ft (187 to 189 m)
Settlements	Denison, Sherman, Gainesville (Texas);, Kingston, (Oklahoma)

Lake Texoma is one of the largest reservoirs in the United States, the 12th-largest US Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) lake, and the largest in USACE Tulsa District.^[1] Lake Texoma is formed by Denison Dam on the Red River in Bryan County, Oklahoma, and Grayson County, Texas, about 726 miles (1,168 km) upstream from the mouth of the river. It is located at the confluence of the Red and Washita Rivers. The project was completed in 1944. The damsite is about 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Denison, Texas, and 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Durant, Oklahoma. Lake Texoma is the most developed and most popular lake within the USACE Tulsa District, attracting around 6 million visitors a year.^[1] Oklahoma has more of the lake within its boundaries than Texas.^{[citation needed]}