Lake Fort Gibson Dam
Interpreting the landscape through the 5 W’s and sometimes “H”
Who, What, Where, When and Why?
(newspaper writers according to my 4th grade teacher)
Where, What, Why, When, Who
(this geographer’s re-ordering of the W’s)
The 5 W’s + H
Where, What, Why, When, Who and How?
Where?
What?
· Dam on the Neosho River
o Dimensions
§ Dam: 2,990 feet, 110 feet - max height above streambed
§ Lake: 61 max depth, 15.4 average depth
o Construction Materials
o Weir Design
o Gravity Dam
o Power Plant
Common Weir Types – What kind is Lake Ft Gibson Dam? Why?
Common classification of weirs with respect to width and shape of crest – What Type is Lake Ft Gibson Dam? Why?
Why?
· Flood Control
· Power generation
· Water supply?
· Recreation?
Water Release Footage: https://www.facebook.com/usacetulsa/videos/heres-some-video-of-fort-gibson-lake-at-about-230pm-today-releasing-100000-cubic/1515720825135875/
Who?
· US Army Corps of Engineers
· Grand River Dam Authority (1960 suit – claimed waterpower rights granted by their license)
Current management: https://nid.sec.usace.army.mil/#/dams/system/OK10314/summary
When?
· The Fort Gibson project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1941 and incorporated in the Arkansas River multiple-purpose plan by the River and Harbor Act of July 1946. Designed and built by the Tulsa District, Corps of Engineers, the project was started in 1942, suspended during World War 11, construction recommenced in May 1946 and was completed in September 1953
How?
· Dam Construction footage: https://www.facebook.com/usacetulsa/videos/footage-of-fort-gibson-dam-construction/1968840633157223
Some Sources
· Dilsaver, L. M., & Colten, C. E. (1992). The American Environment : Interpretations of past geographies (Ser. Geographical perspectives on the human past). Rowman & Littlefield.
· US Army Corps of Engineers (N.D.), History of Fort Gibson Dam, https://www.facebook.com/usacetulsa/photos/a.338866409487995/1028655780509051/?type=3
· US Army Corps of Engineers (N.D.), Footage of High Release, https://www.facebook.com/usacetulsa/videos/heres-some-video-of-fort-gibson-lake-at-about-230pm-today-releasing-100000-cubic/1515720825135875/
· US Army Corps of Engineers (N.D.), Footage of Fort Gibson Dam Construction, https://www.facebook.com/usacetulsa/videos/footage-of-fort-gibson-dam-construction/1968840633157223
· Abstracts of technical papers presented at the 28th annual milford aquaculture seminar milford, connecticut february 25–27, 2008. (2008). Journal of Shellfish Research, 27(4), 945–964. Extracts from https://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?e=d-00000-00---off-0aginfo--00-0----0-10-0---0---0direct-10---4-------0-1l--11-en-50---20-about---00-0-1-00-0--4----0-0-11-10-0utfZz-8-00&cl=CL2.14&d=HASH03bf527f36108e1b5ecaf3.3.3.5.3>=1
· Wikipedia, (N.D.), Fort Gibson Dam, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Gibson_Dam