Max Starcke Dam

Max Starcke Dam
Max Starcke Dam
Official name Max Starcke Dam
Location Burnet County, Texas, USA
Coordinates 30°33′24″N 98°15′24″W / 30.55667°N 98.25667°W / 30.55667; -98.25667Coordinates: 30°33′24″N 98°15′24″W / 30.55667°N 98.25667°W / 30.55667; -98.25667
Construction began 1949
Opening date 1951
Dam and spillways
Height 98.8 feet (30.1 m)
Length 859.5 feet (262.0 m)
Base width 56.8 feet (17.3 m)
Impounds Colorado River
Reservoir
Creates Lake Marble Falls
Surface area 611 acres (2.47 km2) [1]
Power station
Turbines 2 [1]
Installed capacity 32 MW [1]

Max Starcke Dam is a dam in the U.S. state of Texas. Named for Max Starcke, the second General Manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority, Starcke Dam forms Lake Marble Falls, one of the Texas Highland Lakes. The dam was constructed in 1949-1951 in order to provide hydroelectric power and is located near Marble Falls, Texas.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Starcke Dam and Lake Marble Falls". Lower Colorado River Authority. 2007. http://www.lcra.org/water/dams/starcke.html. Retrieved 2009-07-11. 

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