Lewisville Dam
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Lewisville Dam is an earthen embankment dam in North Texas that impounds the Elm Fork of the Trinity River to form Lewisville Lake for flood control, water supply, and recreation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lewisville Dam canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
earthen embankment dam ⓘ |
| associatedReservoirUse |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| associatedWith | City of Dallas water supply ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionBegan | 1948 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Lewisville Lake ⓘ |
| crosses |
Elm Fork Trinity River
ⓘ
surface form:
Elm Fork of the Trinity River
|
| damType |
earthfill
ⓘ
embankment ⓘ |
| designedBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
|
| hasSpillway | Lewisville Dam spillway ⓘ |
| impounds |
Elm Fork Trinity River
ⓘ
surface form:
Elm Fork of the Trinity River
|
| locatedIn | North Texas ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Denton County, Texas ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Texas ⓘ |
| locatedNearCity | Lewisville, Texas ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Elm Fork Trinity River
ⓘ
surface form:
Elm Fork of the Trinity River
|
| managingAgency |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District
|
| nearbyCommunity |
Town of Hickory Creek, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Hickory Creek, Texas
Lake Dallas ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Dallas, Texas
City of The Colony, Texas ⓘ
surface form:
The Colony, Texas
|
| nearMajorCity |
Dallas, Texas
ⓘ
Denton, Texas ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| operator |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
|
| owner |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
|
| partOf |
Trinity River
ⓘ
surface form:
Trinity River basin
|
| partOfProject |
Lewisville Lake
ⓘ
surface form:
Lewisville Lake project
|
| primaryFunction | flood risk management ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| region | Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex ⓘ |
| reservoirFormerName |
Cedar Creek Reservoir
ⓘ
surface form:
Garza–Little Elm Reservoir
|
| reservoirName | Lewisville Lake ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Trinity River ⓘ |
| safetyClassification | high-hazard potential dam ⓘ |
| secondaryFunction |
industrial water supply
ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ recreational use ⓘ |
| watercourse |
Elm Fork Trinity River
ⓘ
surface form:
Elm Fork of the Trinity River
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.