- Max Starcke Dam
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Max Starcke Dam Official name Max Starcke Dam Location Burnet County, Texas, USA Coordinates 30°33′24″N 98°15′24″W / 30.55667°N 98.25667°WCoordinates: 30°33′24″N 98°15′24″W / 30.55667°N 98.25667°W Construction began 1949 Opening date 1951 Dam and spillways Height 98.8 feet (30.1 m) Length 859.5 feet (262.0 m) Base width 56.8 feet (17.3 m) Impounds Colorado River Reservoir Creates Lake Marble Falls Surface area 611 acres (2.47 km2) [1] Power station Turbines 2 [1] Installed capacity 32 MW [1] Max Starcke Dam is a dam in the U.S. state of Texas. Named for Max Starcke, the second General Manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority, Starcke Dam forms Lake Marble Falls, one of the Texas Highland Lakes. The dam was constructed in 1949-1951 in order to provide hydroelectric power and is located near Marble Falls, Texas.
References
- ^ a b c "Starcke Dam and Lake Marble Falls". Lower Colorado River Authority. 2007. http://www.lcra.org/water/dams/starcke.html. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
External links
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Burnet County, Texas
- Dams in Texas
- Texas building and structure stubs
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