Lake Texoma is one of the largest
reservoirs in the
United States, the 12th largest
US Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) lake, and the largest in USACE
Tulsa District. Lake Texoma is formed by
Denison Dam on the
Red River in
Bryan County,
Oklahoma, and
Grayson County,
Texas, about upstream from the mouth of the river. It is located at the confluence of the Red River and
Washita Rivers. The damsite is approximately northwest of
Denison, Texas, and southwest of
Durant, Oklahoma. Lake Texoma is the most developed and most popular lake within the USACE Tulsa District, attracting approximately 6 million visitors a year.