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The reservoir's capacity is 3,997,600 acre-feet (4.9310 × 10 9 m 3), and is the largest lake wholly within the state of Texas. It is the ninth largest reservoir in the United States. Sam Rayburn Reservoir is operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth district.
The lake is the third-largest lake located in the state of Texas (only the Sam Rayburn Reservoir and Toledo Bend Reservoir are larger). The Livingston Dam, constructed across the Trinity River about 7 miles (11 km) southwest of the city of Livingston is 2.5 miles (4 km) in length and has an average depth of 55 feet (17 m). [2]
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Texas. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3 ), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3 ).
Water levels in wells across Texas are running low because of the extreme drought, groundwater experts say. Drought conditions in the state are getting worse by the week.
The community, which is also known as Rayburn Country, is located on the south shore of the Sam Rayburn Reservoir at the junction of Texas Recreational Road 255 and Farm to Market Road 1007. [4] Sam Rayburn was founded in the 1970s after the formation of the reservoir; its main attraction is its country club, Rayburn Country.
Some regions of Texas have already run out of water — and the rest face a looming crisis, the state’s agriculture commissioner said on Sunday. “We lose about a farm a week in Texas, but it ...
The following is a list of reservoirs and lakes in the U.S. state of Texas. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
Hurricane Beryl landing on Texas coast has caused several road closures and delays in the Houston area and beyond. More than 1 million customers have lost power within hours of Beryl's landfall ...