Buchanan Dam - Burnet, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 30° 45.053 W 098° 25.023
14R E 555796 N 3402139
Located on the Colorado River, it is 143 ft from bed to parapet. It develops a reservoir of 23,500 acres.
Waymark Code: WM10QEA
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2019
Views: 1
Living New Deal
"Construction of the then-named George W. Hamilton Dam was started in 1931 by a company controlled by Samuel Insull, but soon ended with the dam less than half completed when his highly-leveraged public utility holding company collapsed during the Great Depression. In 1934, the Texas legislature authorized the formation of the Lower Colorado River Authority to complete the Hamilton dam. Following completion in 1937, the dam was re-named for U.S. Representative James P. Buchanan, who was involved obtaining federal funding the project from the Public Works Administration."
Project type: Dam
Date built or created: 1937
Location: Burnet, Texas Buchanan Dam
City: Burnet
Condition: Good upkeep with a little wear and tear
Website for additional information: [Web Link]
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