Morris Sheppard Dam

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Morris Sheppard Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control structure in Texas that impounds the Brazos River to form Possum Kingdom Lake.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete gravity dam
flood control structure
hydroelectric dam
alsoKnownAs Possum Kingdom Dam
basinCountry United States
constructionBegan 1938
country United States
createsReservoir Possum Kingdom Lake
elevationOfCrest approximately 1000 feet above sea level
hasHydraulicHead approximately 150 feet
hasNumberOfSpillwayGates 9
hasPowerPlant yes
hasRecreationalActivities boating
camping
fishing
hasReservoirUse industrial water supply
irrigation
municipal water supply
hasSpillwayType gated ogee spillway
hasStatus operational
hasTurbineType Francis turbine
impounds Brazos River
isAccessibleBy Texas State Highway 16
isInDrainageBasin Gulf of Mexico
isLocatedDownstreamOf Possum Kingdom State Park
isLocatedUpstreamOf Lake Granbury
isNamedForOccupationOfNamesake U.S. Senator
isPartOf Brazos River basin
linked to: Brazos River
isUsedFor navigation improvement on Brazos River
locatedIn Texas
locatedInCounty Palo Pinto County, Texas
Stephens County, Texas
locatedOnRiver Brazos River
managingAgency Brazos River Authority
namedAfter Morris Sheppard
nearCity Graford, Texas
Mineral Wells, Texas
openingDate 1941
operator Brazos River Authority
owner Brazos River Authority
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
recreation
water supply
region North Central Texas
linked to: North-central Texas
reservoirName Possum Kingdom Lake

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Brazos River hasDam Morris Sheppard Dam