Tom Miller Dam

Tom Miller Dam
Tom Miller Dam
Official name Tom Miller Dam
Location Austin, Texas, USA
Coordinates 30°17′36″N 97°47′8″W / 30.29333°N 97.78556°W / 30.29333; -97.78556Coordinates: 30°17′36″N 97°47′8″W / 30.29333°N 97.78556°W / 30.29333; -97.78556
Construction began 1938
Opening date 1940
Dam and spillways
Height 100.5 feet (30.6 m)
Length 1,590 feet (485 m)
Base width 155 feet (47 m)
Impounds Colorado River
Reservoir
Creates Lake Austin
Surface area 1,599 acres (6.47 km2) [1]
Power station
Turbines 2 [1]
Installed capacity 17.3 MW [1]

Tom Miller Dam is a dam located at 30.2932, -97.7855 (WGS 84 datum) on the Colorado River within the city limits of Austin, Texas, USA. It is one of several dams constructed by the City of Austin for the purpose of flood control and for generating hydroelectric power. Named for Robert Thomas Miller, a former Mayor of Austin, the dam forms Lake Austin, one of the Texas Highland Lakes.

The dam began operating in 1940 and is located at the site of the city's two previous dams, each of which were destroyed during major floods and each of which shared the same name - Austin Dam.[2] It is currently leased to the Lower Colorado River Authority, who maintains and operates the dam.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tom Miller Dam and Lake Austin". Lower Colorado River Authority. 2007. http://www.lcra.org/water/dams/miller.html. Retrieved 2009-07-11. 
  2. ^ http://www.lcra.org/water/miller.html

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