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Lake W. R. Holway is a reservoir in Mayes County, Oklahoma on the Saline Creek arm of Lake Hudson (Oklahoma). It was created in 1968 by the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) as an integral part of the Salina Pumped Storage Project. It is northeast of Locust Grove and southeast of Salina, Oklahoma. Originally named Chimney Rock Lake, it was renamed in 1981 to honor W. R. Holway, the consulting engineer who was responsible for constructing the Spavinaw Dam and pipeline, Pensacola Dam, and other important projects.〔"Oklahoma Fishing Guides Website: Lake W. R. Holway." Retrieved September 19, 2011.〕 Its primary purpose is peak power generation. The lake covers 712 acres and has a shoreline of 21 miles.〔(Outdoors OK, W. R. Holway Reservoir, Oklahoma )〕 A hydrographic survey of the lake in 2009 resulted in the following dimensions for the normal lake at an elevation of 865 ft:〔("Hydrographic Survey of W. R. Holway Reservoir". Oklahoma Water Resources Board. August 12, 2009. )〕 : *Area 762 acres : *Volume 50,372 acre-ft : *Mean depth 66.1 ft : *Maximum depth 182 ft. ==History== (詳細はウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lake W. R. Holway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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