347,300 cu ft/s (9,830 m3/s) (7 floodgates at 18,800 cfs; 30 floodgates at 7,000 cfs, 3 turbines at 1,900 cfs)
Reservoir
Creates
Lake Buchanan
Power Station
Turbines
3[1]
Installed capacity
54.9 MW[1]
An aerial view of Buchanan Dam.
The Buchanan Dam (/bəˈkænən/[2][3]) 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 the chain of Texas Highland Lakes. The dam is used for generating hydroelectric power and for flood control and is located about 12 miles (19 km) west of Burnet, Texas.
^ abEIA Electricity Generating Capacity Tables
^"Texas Almanac Pronunciation Guide" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-08-09. Buchanan Dam — buhk hăn uhn DĂM
The BuchananDam (/bəˈkænən/) 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...
project was first proposed in 1966, and study continued into 1968. The BuchananDam site in Madera County, California was the first site proposed for the...
of BuchananDam across the Chowchilla River as a flood control and irrigation project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The earthen dam, 218...
as the Texas Highland Lakes: BuchananDam (54.9 MW) - forms Lake Buchanan Inks Dam (13.8 MW) - forms Inks Lake Wirtz Dam (60 MW) - forms Lake LBJ, which...
Contra Dam Daniel-Johnson Dam Deriner Dam El Atazar Dam Enguri Dam Flaming Gorge Dam Glen Canyon Dam Hartbeespoort Dam Idukki Dam Kariba Dam Karun-3 Dam Luzzone...
Highland Lakes are a chain of fresh water reservoirs in Central Texas formed by dams on the lower Colorado River. The Texas Colorado River winds southeast from...
the following municipalities: Austin Bastrop Bee Cave Bertram Briggs BuchananDam Buda Burnet Cedar Creek Cedar Park Coupland Dale Del Valle Driftwood...
by the construction of BuchananDam, an earth and rockfill structure which is 205 by 1,800 ft (62 by 549 m). The lake and dam's primary purpose is flood...
Site boundary 01965-01-011965 current PR 4 15.500 24.945 SH 29 near BuchananDam and Inks Lake State Park US 281 south of Burnet near Longhorn Caverns...
Retrieved 8 June 2014. "BuchananDam". Gallery. Lower Colorado River Authority. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014. "Falcon Dam & Power Plant" (PDF). Gallery...
earthquake Ah Pah Dam (defunct) Auburn Dam (defunct) Centennial Dam Sites Reservoir Temperance Flat Dam California State Water Project List of dam removals in...
Highway 29 Bridge at the Colorado River, TX 29 at the Llano County line BuchananDam, Texas, Austin Bridge Co., et al., NRHP-listed State Highway 3 Bridge...
state highway running from SH 29 north along the western side of Lake Buchanan to the old location of SH 29 at Bluffton. This route was designated on...
its city limits to more than three times its former area and the Austin Dam was built to power a new street car line and the new municipal water system...
Retrieved April 9, 2011. "USGS #11259000 on the Chowchilla River below BuchananDam near Raymond, CA". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological...
Plowshare. After a proposed project for quarrying at BuchananDam in California was abandoned, Cochiti Dam was the next project to be considered for the use...
Active Third-order Fresnel (Replica) 151 151 ft (46 m) Lake Buchanan Light N/A BuchananDam N/A 1984 Always Active (Inactive: 1990-2006) Unknown 140 140 ft...
in both Burnet and Llano counties in the U.S. state of Texas, between BuchananDam and Inks Lake . It is also known as Inks Lake Bridge, and was added to...
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