9 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁twice ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁It ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁Den ison , ▁Texas , ▁just ▁down river ▁from ▁the ▁dam face . ▁ ▁Den ison ▁Dam ▁contains ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 8 . 8 ▁million ▁cub ic ▁yards ▁( 1 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁m ³ ) ▁of ▁rolled - ear th ▁fill . ▁It ▁produces ▁roughly ▁ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁meg aw att ▁hours ▁of ▁electric ity ▁per ▁year , ▁while ▁Lake ▁Tex oma ▁provides ▁nearly ▁ ▁of ▁water ▁storage ▁for ▁local ▁communities ▁under ▁five ▁permanent ▁contract s . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁two ▁feder ally ▁managed ▁wild life - ref uge ▁areas , ▁Den ison ▁Dam ▁has ▁made ▁possible ▁ 4 7 ▁recre ational ▁areas ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Corps ▁of ▁Engine ers , ▁two ▁state ▁par ks ▁-- ▁one ▁in ▁Oklahoma ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁Texas ▁-- ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ ▁of ▁open ▁public ▁land ▁used ▁for ▁hunting . ▁[...] ▁General ▁Lu cius ▁D . ▁Clay ▁was ▁the ▁principal ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁Oklahoma ▁State ▁Highway ▁ 9 1 ▁and , ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁extent , ▁Texas ▁State ▁Highway ▁ 9 1 ▁cross ▁over ▁the ▁dam . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Army ▁Cor p ▁on ▁flo od stage , ▁Retrieved ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Bry an