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The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is a nonprofit public utility created in November 1934 by the Texas Legislature. [1] LCRA's mission is to enhance the lives of the Texans it serves through water stewardship, energy and community service.
Created by the Texas legislature in 1934, LCRA manages the lower 600 miles of the Texas Colorado River, which provides water to more than 1.4 million people, and is one of the largest public power providers in Texas, supplying power to more than 30 retail electric cooperatives and municipalities.
On Saturday, Hingham issued a mandatory total ban on all nonessential outdoor usage of water from the system. Residents are still permitted to run water through indoor taps to clear discoloration ...
Lower Colorado–Lake Mead subregion: The Colorado River Basin from the Lee Ferry compact point to Hoover Dam, but excluding the Little Colorado River Basin. Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. 29,900 sq mi (77,000 km 2) HUC1501: 1502 Little Colorado subregion: The Little Colorado River Basin. Arizona and New Mexico. 26,900 sq mi (70,000 km 2) HUC1502: 1503
The Texas Highland Lakes are a chain of fresh water reservoirs in Central Texas formed by dams on the lower Colorado River. [1] The Texas Colorado River winds southeast from West Texas to Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The lower Colorado River basin has a history of major flooding. The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) built the dams ...
The current system by which Colorado River water is allocated expires at the end of 2026, and water users are scrambling to reach an agreement. The Central Arizona Project and Tom Buschatzke ...
The water level is supplied and maintained by the Colorado River. [3] Its function as a power plant cooling reservoir increases water temperatures throughout the lake. Water clarity is considered normal, [2] and nutrient levels are high. [5] The dam itself is composed of compacted soil approximately 96 ft. high and 15, 259 ft. long.
The concrete gravity dam with embankment wings and saddle dikes was designed to control flooding; to store 1.4 km 3 (369 billion US gallons) of water; and to generate hydroelectric power (108 megawatts). The Spillway Elevation is 714 feet (218 m) above Mean Sea Level (MSL). LCRA begins to open floods gates when water reaches 681 feet above MSL.