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Denison Dam floodgates open on Lake Texoma
By David Alvey
Jul 9, 2007

Coming home from a recent road trip, we detoured off U.S. 75 just north of the Red River on Oklahoma Hwy 91 to the Denison Dam.

With the water lapping over the Lake Texoma spillway, the gates of the dam have been opened to release water into the Red River. It was a circus atmosphere with people from all over North Texas and Oklahoma gathering to witness the rare site.

Families piled out of minivans as thundering columns of motorcycles rolled across the two-lane dam.

Fishermen were up to the challenge. And a few even played in the surf. Meanwhile, storm clouds continued to build on the horizon, threatening to dump more rain on Lake Texoma.