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River authorities in the U.S. state of Texas are public agencies established by the state legislature and given authority to develop and manage the waters of the state. These authorities are given powers to conserve, store, control, preserve, utilize, and distribute the waters of a designated geographic region for the benefit of the public.
The Sabine River (/ s ə ˈ b iː n /) is a 360-mile (580 km) long river [5] [6] in the Southern U.S. states of Texas and Louisiana, [2] From the 32nd parallel north and downstream, it serves as part of the boundary between the two states and empties into Sabine Lake, an estuary of the Gulf of Mexico.
Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana) Hydro 92 Sabine River Authority of Texas 1969 [75] Tom Miller Dam: Colorado River (Texas) Hydro 17 Lower Colorado River Authority: 1940 [76] Whitney Dam: Bosque and Hill counties, Texas Hydro 43 United States Army Corps of Engineers: 1951 [77] [78] Wirtz Dam: Llano and Burnet counties, Texas Hydro 60 Lower ...
Lake Tawakoni State Park (/ t ə ˈ w ɑː k ə n i / tə-WAH-kə-nee) is a state park located in Hunt County, Texas, United States, 11.2 miles (18.0 km) north of Wills Point. It is on the south central shore of Lake Tawakoni , a 37,879-acre reservoir on the Sabine River .
The South Fork, Cowleech Fork, and Caddo Forks that all formed the Sabine River headwaters are now submerged under the lake and the lake now serves as the headwaters of the Sabine. It covers 37,879 acres (15,329 ha) and has a storage capacity of 926,000 acre-feet (1.142 × 10 9 m 3 ) at conservation pool level. [ 2 ]
The reservoir is fed by the Angelina River, the major tributary of the Neches River. The Reservoir is upstream of the Big Thicket National Preserve. The reservoir's capacity is 3,997,600 acre-feet (4.9310 × 10 9 m 3), and is the largest lake wholly within the state of Texas. It is the ninth largest reservoir in the United States.
Fort Worth Belt Railway: FWB MP: 1903 1978 Missouri Pacific Railroad: Fort Worth and Denver Railway: FW&D, FWD CB&Q: 1951 1982 Burlington Northern Railroad: Fort Worth and Denver City Railway: FW&D CB&Q: 1873 1951 Fort Worth and Denver Railway: Fort Worth and Denver Northern Railway: CB&Q: 1929 1952 Fort Worth and Denver Railway: Fort Worth and ...
Burr's Ferry Bridge is a bridge on the Sabine River, where Louisiana State Highway 8 (LA 8) meets Texas State Highway 63 (SH 63) at the Louisiana/Texas state border between Burkeville, Texas, and Burr Ferry, Louisiana. The bridge includes three Parker through truss spans and 34 concrete girder spans. The center span is a 250-foot (76 m) riveted ...