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Buchanan Dam (/ b ə k ˈ h æ n ə n / bək-HAN-ən) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Llano County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,519 at the 2010 census, [ 3 ] down from 1,688 at the 2000 census.
An aerial view of Buchanan Dam. The Buchanan Dam (/ b ə ˈ k æ n ə n / [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 ...
Buchanan Dam, a structure over 2 mi (3.2 km) in length, was completed in 1939. Lake Buchanan was the first of the Texas Highland Lakes to be formed, and with 22,333 acres (34.9 sq mi; 90.4 km 2 ) of surface water, it is also the largest.
Lake Buchanan, the largest of the Texas Highland Lakes. The Texas Highland Lakes are a chain of fresh water reservoirs in Central Texas formed by dams on the lower Colorado River. [1] The Texas Colorado River winds southeast from West Texas to Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The lower Colorado River basin has a history of major flooding.
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).
State Highway 29 Bridge at the Colorado River is located in both Burnet and Llano counties in the U.S. state of Texas, between Buchanan Dam and Inks Lake.It is also known as Inks Lake Bridge, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in both counties on October 10, 1996. [2]
Amistad Dam: Val Verde County, Texas: Hydro 132 International Boundary and Water Commission: 1969 [65] Buchanan Dam: Colorado River (Texas) Hydro 48 Lower Colorado River Authority: 1937 [66] Denison Dam: Bryan County, Oklahoma / Grayson County, Texas Hydro 80 United States Army Corps of Engineers: 1945 [66] Falcon Dam: Rio Grande: Hydro 63
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) ... Buchanan Dam, Texas; Buchanan Lake Village, Texas; Buena Vista, Texas ...