Sam Rayburn Dam

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Sam Rayburn Dam is a large earthen dam on the Angelina River in East Texas that provides flood control, hydroelectric power, and water storage for the surrounding region.

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Sam Rayburn Dam canonical 3
Sam Rayburn Dam Powerhouse 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earthfill dam
flood control structure
hydroelectric dam
alsoKnownAs McGee Bend Dam
basinCountry United States
constructionBegan 1956
constructionMaterial earthfill
country United States
hasPowerPlant Sam Rayburn Dam Powerhouse
linked to: Sam Rayburn Dam
hasSpillwayType gated spillway
height 120 feet
impounds Sam Rayburn Reservoir
installedCapacity 120 megawatts
isPartOf U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control system in Texas
isUpstreamOf Town Bluff Dam
length 19,430 feet
locatedIn East Texas
Jasper County, Texas
Texas
United States
locatedOnRiver Angelina River
managedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District
namedAfter Sam Rayburn
nearCity Jasper, Texas
Lufkin, Texas
openingDate 1965
operator United States Army Corps of Engineers
owner United States Army Corps of Engineers
partOf Angelina-Neches River Basin projects
providesFloodControlFor Neches River basin
lower Angelina River basin
providesWaterSupplyTo industrial users in East Texas
municipal users in East Texas
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
recreation
water supply
regionServed East Texas
lower Neches River basin
linked to: Neches River basin
regulatesFlowOf Angelina River
reservoirName Sam Rayburn Reservoir
reservoirSurfaceArea 114,500 acres
reservoirTotalCapacity 3,997,600 acre-feet
supportsRecreation boating
camping
fishing

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Sam Rayburn Reservoir createdBy Sam Rayburn Dam
Sam Rayburn Reservoir hasDam Sam Rayburn Dam
Angelina River associatedWith Sam Rayburn Dam
Sam Rayburn Dam hasPowerPlant Sam Rayburn Dam Powerhouse
linked to: Sam Rayburn Dam