Max Starcke Dam
| Max Starcke Dam | |
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| Official name | Max Starcke Dam |
| Location | Burnet County, Texas, United States |
| Coordinates | 30°33′24″N 98°15′24″W / 30.55667°N 98.25667°WCoordinates: 30°33′24″N 98°15′24″W / 30.55667°N 98.25667°W |
| Construction began | 1949 |
| Opening date | 1951 |
| Operator(s) | Lower Colorado River Authority |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Colorado River |
| Height | 98.8 feet (30.1 m) |
| Length | 859.5 feet (262.0 m) |
| Width (base) | 56.8 feet (17.3 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Marble Falls |
| Surface area | 611 acres (2.47 km2) [1] |
| Power station | |
| Turbines | 2 [1] |
| Installed capacity | 32 MW [1] |
Max Starcke Dam is a dam in the U.S. state of Texas. Named for Max Starcke in 1962. He was a former Mayor of Seguin, Texas, who became the second General Manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority, and served from 1940 through 1955.
Starcke Dam forms Lake Marble Falls, one of the Texas Highland Lakes. It was constructed in 1949-1951 in order to provide hydroelectric power. Located near Marble Falls, Texas, Starcke Dam was the last of the six Highland Lakes dams to be built.
References
- 1 2 3 "Starcke Dam and Lake Marble Falls". http://www.lcra.org/water/dams/starcke.html. Lower Colorado River Authority. 2007. External link in
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