Max Starcke Dam

Dam in Texas, United States
30°33′24″N 98°15′24″W / 30.55667°N 98.25667°W / 30.55667; -98.25667Construction began1949Opening date1951Operator(s)Lower Colorado River AuthorityDam and spillwaysImpoundsColorado RiverHeight98.8 feet (30.1 m)Length859.5 feet (262.0 m)Width (base)56.8 feet (17.3 m)Spillway type10 controlled, hydraulically operated crest gatesSpillway capacity109,200 cu ft/s (3,090 m3/s) (10 floodgates at 10,100 cfs; 2 turbines at 4,100 cfs)ReservoirCreatesLake Marble FallsSurface area611 acres (2.47 km2) [1]Power StationTurbines2 [1]Installed capacity32 MW [1]

Max Starcke Dam is a dam in the U.S. state of Texas. Starcke Dam impounds Lake Marble Falls, one of the Texas Highland Lakes. The dam was constructed in 1949–1951 in order to provide hydroelectric power. Located near Marble Falls, Texas, Starcke Dam was the last of the six Highland Lakes dams to be built.

Originally called Marble Falls Dam, the dam was renamed in 1962 for Max Starcke, a former Mayor of Seguin, Texas. Starcke was also the second general manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority and served in that position from 1940 through 1955.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Starcke Dam and Lake Marble Falls". Lower Colorado River Authority. 2007. Retrieved 2009-07-11.

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