1970,2020 110mw Robert S. Kerr Lock & Dam on Arkansas River near Sallisaw, OK

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Street View, Sepo 2024

USACE, Tulsa District

The 7,230' (2.2km) long dam has a maximum height of 75' (23m) above streambed. The 900' (274m) long spillway has "eighteen 50- by 44-foot-high tainter gates" with a capacity of 1,542 kcfs. The lock is a standard 600x110 with a normal lift of 48' (14.6m). The powerhouse has four "27,500-kW Kaplan-type units." Each unit can discharge 34,000 cfs at rated capacity and 41,000 cfs at full overload. [USACE_data]

I wonder where the towboat operates that requires a retractable pilothouse.

okhistory, Credit: Oklahoma Historical Society, photo by Jim Edmond

Andy Michel posted 14 photos with the comment: "Some cool photos I took during our tour of Robert S. Kerr Lock & Dam.— with Joshua Cox and Joe Bodolay at Robert S Kerr Lock & Dam 15."

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Andy also included a video.

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Andy Michel posted

Got an awesome tour from Joshua. 

Thank you very much!!!— with Joshua Cox and Joe Bodolay at Robert S Kerr Lock & Dam 15.