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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthfill dam
ⓘ
flood control structure ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | McGee Bend Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionBegan | 1956 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | earthfill ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasPowerPlant | Sam Rayburn Dam Powerhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillwayType | gated spillway ⓘ |
| height | 120 feet ⓘ |
| impounds | Sam Rayburn Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 120 megawatts ⓘ |
| isPartOf | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control system in Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf | Town Bluff Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 19,430 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jasper County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOnRiver | Angelina River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sam Rayburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Jasper, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lufkin, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Angelina-Neches River Basin projects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesFloodControlFor |
Neches River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lower Neches River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatesFlowOf | Angelina River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Sam Rayburn Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 114,500 acres ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 3,997,600 acre-feet ⓘ |
| supportsRecreation |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sam Rayburn Reservoir
subject surface form:
Sam Rayburn Reservoir