The Spavinaw Water Project was established to provide fresh water for Tulsa, Oklahoma from a site on Spavinaw Creek near the town of Spavinaw in Mayes...

community was renamed Spavinaw Mills. After the city of Tulsa began the Spavinaw Water Project in the 1920s, construction began on the Spavinaw Dam, which created...

unsatisfactory because the water was either hard and salty or ran dry after a relatively short time. Spavinaw Dam, near the town of Spavinaw, Oklahoma and about...

dam was built in 1923 creating Lake Spavinaw as part of the Spavinaw Water Project. Much of the town of Spavinaw had to be relocated to higher ground...

spillways on the east end. The project's chief engineer was W. R. Holway (who was also responsible for Tulsa's Spavinaw water project), while the architect of...

(1887–1963), architect W. R. Holway (1893–1981), engineer, designer of Spavinaw water project Robert Lawton Jones (1925–2018), architect noted for his contributions...

who was responsible for constructing the Spavinaw Water Project, Pensacola Dam, and other important projects. Its primary purpose is peak power generation...

Mayor of Tulsa in 1920 on a single issue platform: approve the Spavinaw Water Project. He was considered a compromise candidate, having previously served...

was hired as a consulting engineer to plan a pipeline to carry water from Lake Spavinaw to Tulsa. He founded the firm W. R. Holway and Associates in 1922...

park and assures a constant supply of high-quality water to Spavinaw Lake, part of the Tulsa water supply system. Some Tulsa-area park facilities are...

in 1922 and served until 1928. In 1924, the Spavinaw Water Project finished development providing water for the city. In 1927, Newblock Park was named...

requirements and was abandoned in 1918. Tulsa then selected the Spavinaw Water Project to provide water for the city. In 1923, the Arkansas River flooded the original...

long-running local political issue: the Spavinaw Water Project. Tulsa leaders had been studying alternative sources of city water since at least 1915. The two most...

The remaining hills are the exposed portion of an extensive terrane (the Spavinaw terrane in part) of granitic and rhyolitic rocks dating from 1485 to 1350...

including: Lake Fort Gibson; Lake Spavinaw; Grand Lake o' the Cherokees; Lake Hudson; Salina Pumped Storage Project. Lake Spavinaw is owned by the city of Tulsa...

Sardis Lake Shawnee Twin Lakes Skiatook Lake Skipout Lake Sooner Lake Lake Spavinaw Sportsman Lake Spring Creek Lake Stroud Lake Lake Stanley Draper Tom Steed...

Rock Creek Reservoir Shawnee Twin Lakes Skiatook Lake Sooner Lake Lake Spavinaw Sportsman Lake Lake Stanley Draper Tom Steed Reservoir Lake Talequah Lake...

functions as additional storage and as a buffer for Lake Spavinaw, which is the principal municipal water source for Tulsa. The lake is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) long...

land along Spavinaw Creek for its water project. His tact and friendship with many of the litigants are credited with making the project a success, that...

Skiatook began purchasing water from Lake Spavinaw. The completion of Skiatook Lake in 1984 gave Skiatook its own water source. In the 2000s, Skiatook...

families migrated out of the state after the Dust Bowl. Soil and water conservation projects markedly changed practices in the state, leading to the construction...

flood waters. The lake's primary functions are to provide flood control, water storage, and recreational opportunities. The nearest major cities to Lake...

1952 Lake Eucha and second pipeline from Lake Spavinaw to Tulsa constructed to supplement city water supply. Tulsa Coliseum destroyed by fire after being...

advertising. The Spavinaw Dam, built during this era to accommodate the city's water needs, was considered one of the largest public works projects of the era...

approved and funded, Holway, the main engineer on the project and previous engineer of the nearby Spavinaw Dam, began survey and engineering work on October...

proposal. Thomas worked to get congressional approval of $250,000 for the project. However, the Biological Survey failed to complete its report before Congress...

deer hunting at specified dates. About half of the refuge is covered by water. This attracts migratory birds such as mallards and snow geese. Fishing...

Tenkiller, which is the sixth-largest reservoir in Oklahoma, based on normal water capacity. An area of 2,590-acre (10.5 km2), abutting the park on the west...

contains 4,284 acres (17.34 km2) of land and more than 6,000 acres (24 km2) of water. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established a camp in 1935 at the...

of Clinton, Cordell, Hobart, Butler, and Bessie. Water is conveyed from the reservoir to the project cities through 50 miles (80 km) of aqueducts and...