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Lake Waxhoma dam patch installed in 2021 fails; Barnsdall mayor warns of flooding

Wednesday, April 30 by News 6

OSAGE COUNTY, Okla. -A temporary patch made to the Lake Waxhoma dam in Osage County has failed, sending water pouring over a damaged section of the spillway and raising concerns about downstream flooding.Osage SkyNews 6 captured live aerial footage Wednesday afternoon showing water flowing from the base of the dam, where a patch had been... Read More.

Kaw Dam Road back open after being closed Thursday

Friday, September 4 by Lyman James

After being fully closed to traffic on Thursday, Kaw Dam Road is now back open as of Friday morning.Portion of the Kaw Lake Dam is still under construction as traffic is being directed one-way with a temporary traffic signal.The Road Work is expected to continue until the contract ends.

Road work begins today along 14th street; eastbound lane of Lake Road closed near the dam

Wednesday, June 3 by Lyman James

Northbound and southbound lanes of U.S. 77 (14th Street) in Ponca City will be narrowed to one lane in each direction between South Ave. and E. Hartford Ave. beginning today for a resurfacing project.Motorists can expect delays, congestion and even intermittent side street closures in the area at varying times. Road work will go... Read More.

Kaw Dam Road To Be Closed Thursday

Monday, March 2 by Lyman James

On Thursday March 5th, 2020 OMPA will have Kaw Dam Rd. in Osage County closed down from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. as the last of the repairs will be done to Kaw Lake Dam.There will be road signs & flashers at highway 60, in front of the Corp office, near Kaw Lake lookout point... Read More.

City Of Ponca City Working On Lake Ponca Dam Spillway Crest

Thursday, January 30 by Lyman James

PONCA CITY - The City (City of Ponca City) is in the process of repairing the Lake Ponca Dam Spillway Crest. The Engineer for the project, Freese and Nichols, was retained by the City in 2018. The General Contractor Restek, Inc. started the construction phase in October 2019. The project is expected to be... Read More.

Kaw Dam Road To Be Closed For Dam Repair

Tuesday, January 28 by Lyman James

PONCA CITY - The OMPA will be working with the Corp Of Engineers to perform work on top of the Kaw Dam road, this will require the Dam road to be closed for the duration of the work. The plan is to close the Dam road in the morning and reopen the road in... Read More.

Lake Road/Kaw Dam Road To Be Closed February 21 For Equipment Removal

Monday, February 11 by Lyman James

Beginning Thursday 2/21/2019, at 8:00 a.m., the Lake Road/Kaw Dam Road lake crossing will be closed until 5:00pm when it will re-open 2/21/2019 (same day). There will be signs and warning flashers at highway 60, the COE (Corp of Engineers) office, just after Sun N Fun water park and Enterprise Rd, alerting drivers of... Read More.