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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch-gravity dam
ⓘ
concrete dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Marshall Ford Dam (original name) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionFunding | Public Works Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1937 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creates | Lake Travis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floodControlFunction | protects Austin metropolitan area ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height |
278 feet
ⓘ
about 85 meters ⓘ |
| impounds | Lake Travis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | about 108 MW ⓘ |
| length |
7089 feet
ⓘ
about 2160 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Travis County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Austin, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesRiver | Lower Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapFeature | Colorado River basin in Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Joseph J. Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Austin, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSpillwayGates | 24 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| operator | Lower Colorado River Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Lower Colorado River Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lower Colorado River Authority system ⓘ |
| powerPlantType | conventional hydroelectric ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| region | Central Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedAfter | Joseph J. Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Travis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirUse |
industrial water supply
ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated spillway ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| typeOfConcreteDam | multiple-arch gravity dam ⓘ |
| watercourse | Colorado River (Texas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.