Buchanan Dam

The Buchanan Dam is a multiple arch dam located on the Colorado River of Texas. The dam forms Lake Buchanan and was the first dam to be completed in... Wikipedia

• Official name:  Buchanan Dam
• Location:  Burnet / Llano counties, Texas, United States
• Construction began:  1931
• Opening date:  1937
• Operator(s):  Lower Colorado River Authority
• Impounds:  Colorado River
• Height:  145.5 ft (44.35 m)
• Length:  10,987.6 ft (3,349.02 m)
• Width (base):  215.1 ft (65.56 m)
• Spillway type:  37 controlled, bulkhead-gates
• Spillway capacity:  (7 floodgates at 18,800 cfs, 30 floodgates at 7,000 cfs, 3 turbines at 1,900 cfs)
• Creates:  Lake Buchanan
• Turbines:  3
• Installed capacity:  54.9 MW
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo