Mansfield Dam

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Mansfield Dam is a large concrete dam on the Colorado River in central Texas, built for flood control, water supply, and hydroelectric power generation.

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Mansfield Dam canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch-gravity dam
concrete dam
hydroelectric dam
alsoKnownAs Marshall Ford Dam (original name)
basinCountry United States
constructionFunding Public Works Administration
constructionStartDate 1937
country United States
creates Lake Travis
floodControlFunction protects Austin metropolitan area
hasPowerPlant yes
hasSpillway yes
height 278 feet
about 85 meters
impounds Lake Travis
installedCapacity about 108 MW
length 7089 feet
about 2160 meters
locatedIn Travis County, Texas
locatedNear Austin, Texas
linked to: Austin
locatedOnRiver Colorado River
managesRiver Lower Colorado River
linked to: Colorado River
mapFeature Colorado River basin in Texas
namedFor Joseph J. Mansfield
nearCity Austin, Texas
linked to: Austin
numberOfSpillwayGates 24
openingDate 1941
operator Lower Colorado River Authority
owner Lower Colorado River Authority
partOf Lower Colorado River Authority system
powerPlantType conventional hydroelectric
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
water supply
recreationActivity boating
fishing
swimming
region Central Texas
linked to: central Texas
renamedAfter Joseph J. Mansfield
reservoirName Lake Travis
reservoirUse industrial water supply
municipal water supply
recreation
spillwayType gated spillway
state Texas
typeOfConcreteDam multiple-arch gravity dam
watercourse Colorado River (Texas)

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Lake Travis createdBy Mansfield Dam
Lake Travis dam Mansfield Dam
Tom Miller Dam isDownstreamOf Mansfield Dam
Highland Lakes hasDam Mansfield Dam