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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.
Lower Colorado River Authority dams (6 P) Pages in category "Lower Colorado River Authority" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) built the dams to manage floods and generate hydroelectric power in the 1930s and 1940s. Lady Bird Lake (formerly Town Lake) and the respective Longhorn Dam are sometimes considered the seventh "honorary" lake and dam of the Highland Lakes despite being commissioned and managed by the City of Austin ...
The Fayette Power Project, also known as Sam Seymour Power Plant, [1] is a coal-fired power plant located near La Grange, Texas in Fayette County, Texas.It is owned by Austin Energy and the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and operated by LCRA.
The LCRA broke ground in April 2012 on the plant to replace the existing single-unit natural gas fired 420 megawatt turbine completed in 1974. Fluor Corporation was the general contractor on the Ferguson Replacement Project.
LCRA may refer to: Lower Colorado River Authority, a public utility in Texas, United States; Local Community Radio Act, a broadcast law in the United States; Liga Colombiana de Radioaficionados, the national amateur radio organization in Colombia; The ICAO code for RAF Akrotiri, a military airbase in Akrotiri, Cyprus
McKinney Roughs Nature Park is a 1,140-acre (460 ha) nature park and archaeological site in Cedar Creek, Texas, United States.Located about 13 mi (21 km) east of Austin and next to the Colorado River, the park features 17.6 mi (28.3 km) of trails for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding.
Wirtz Dam was originally named Granite Shoals Dam until 1951 when it was renamed in honor of Alvin J. Wirtz who had been instrumental in the formation of the LCRA. Likewise, Lake LBJ was originally named Lake Granite Shoals until 1965 when it was renamed for another advocate of the LCRA, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.