Brazos River Authority
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Abbreviation | BRA |
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Formation | 1929 |
Type | Government-owned corporation |
Purpose | Water conservation and reclamation |
Headquarters | 4600 Cobbs Drive, Waco, Texas, 76714 |
Region served | Brazos River basin |
General Manager | David Collinsworth |
Main organ | Board of Directors |
Website | http://www.brazos.org/ |
The Brazos River Authority or BRA was created in 1929 by the Texas Legislature as a quasi-governmental entity to manage the Brazos River as a water resource in Texas.[1] It was originally named the Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District and renamed to the current name in 1953. The central office is located at 4600 Cobbs Drive in Waco.[2]
Reservoirs
The Brazos River Authority manages dams that create three reservoirs on the Brazos River and its tributaries:
- Lake Granbury on the Brazos River
- Lake Limestone on the Navasota River
- Possum Kingdom Lake on the Brazos River
The Authority will also manage the dam that will create Allens Creek Reservoir on Allens Creek, in the event it is ever built.
See also
References
- ^ Brazos River Authority from the Texas Handbook Online
- ^ "Contact Information Archived August 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine." Brazos River Authority. Accessed August 31, 2008.
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