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  2. Gibbons Creek Reservoir - Wikipedia

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    Gibbons Creek Reservoir (sometimes referred to as Gibbons Creek Lake) is a power plant cooling reservoir on Gibbons Creek in the Navasota River basin, 20 miles (32 km) east of College Station, Texas, United States. The dam and lake are managed by Texas Municipal Power Agency (TMPA), which uses the reservoir as a cooling pond for a coal-fired ...

  3. List of dams and reservoirs in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Texas.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).

  4. Denison Dam - Wikipedia

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    Completed in 1943 primarily as a flood control project, it was at the time the "largest rolled-earth fill dam in the world". [5] Only five times has the lake reached the dam's spillway at a height of 640 feet (200 m) above sea level: 1957, 1990, 2007, and twice in 2015. It takes its name from Denison, Texas, just downriver from the dam face.

  5. Major damage, at least 7 dead, 100 injured in Denton ... - AOL

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    A damaged car near a gas station at Lone Oak Road and Interstate 35 in Valley View, Texas, on Sunday, May 26, 2024, after a line of severe storms rolled through Cooke County.

  6. Cracks found at Twain Harte Lake Dam in Tuolumne County; Some ...

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    The cracks were discovered after initial reports of an "explosion" at the dam, but of a spokesperson said the noise was likely rock at the dam cracking. A similar issue happened in 2014 with ...

  7. Unidentified body found in Colorado River near Mansfield Dam

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    Authorities received a 911 call shortly before midnight Monday with reports of an unconscious person floating in the water downstream from the Mansfield Dam, in the 14111-14125 block of Low Water ...

  8. List of hydroelectric power station failures - Wikipedia

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    The Machhu Dam-II collapsed, leading to the deluge of the city of Morbi and the surrounding rural areas. 1800–25,000 people were killed. [8] [9] 1979: Lawn Lake Dam: Colorado United States: Failed in fair weather due to a combination of poor construction, age, and neglect. Caused downstream failure of the Cascade Dam.

  9. NC officials detect damage to Lake Lure dam after emergency ...

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    The nearly 100-year-old dam suffered damage to its structural supports but was still holding Friday afternoon, officials said. NC officials detect damage to Lake Lure dam after emergency ...