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Mansfield Dam at Marshall Ford, Austin, Texas
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Mansfield Dam at Marshall Ford, 21 miles
west of Austin. Largest flood control and
hydro-electric dam in Texas. Cost $29,620,000.
Completed 1942. Lake is 65 miles long and
capable of storing 2,000,000 acre feet of water
of which 800,000 acre feet is reserved for
flood waters. Generating plant has 100,200
horse power capacity. Owned and operated
by the Lower Colorado River Authority. One
of the largest recreation centers in Texas.
AUSTIN NEWS AGENCY, AUSTIN, TEXAS
