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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.
Sam Rayburn joined the dream team in the early 1930s and was instrumental in the legislative process of making the great lake a reality. The Flood Control Act of 1938 (Public Law No. 761, 75th Congress, 3rd Session) authorized funding for the Denison dam, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers set up the Denison District Office in June of that year.
A. A. I. Selden Dam; Abiquiu Dam; Addicks Reservoir; Alamo Lake State Park; Albeni Falls Dam; Allatoona Dam; Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 2; Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 5
The Sam Rayburn Reservoir was named for him in 1964 as well as the Rayburn House Office Building in 1965, which houses offices for members of Congress. His home in Bonham is now a museum and still ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to meet a court order, will delay refilling popular summer recreation reservoirs. Army Corps adjusts flow to foster fish passage, limiting Cougar, Fall Creek boat ...
Celebratory proceedings in 2006 for the opening of a new women's center in Iraq, constructed by the Corps of Engineers [1] U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge Tauracavor 3 in New York Harbor Mississippi River improvements made by the Corps of Engineers in 1890 Proctor Lake in Texas, constructed by the Corps of Engineers to provide flood control ...
Mill Creek Park contains three man-made lakes, a pond and a wetland. Lake Cohasset, the oldest of Mill Creek Park's lakes, was built in 1897 and is known for its hemlocks. The name comes from the Algonquin word "Conahasset", meaning "long rocky place". [8] This 28-acre lake offers visitors a secluded place to view wildlife in their natural ...
Cagles Mill Dam is a flood control project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, an earthen dam completed in 1953. It impounds a maximum capacity of 228,120 acre-feet (281,380,000 m 3 ), and normal storage of 27,112 acre-feet (33,442,000 m 3 ).