Lewisville Dam

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Lewisville Dam is an earthen embankment dam in North Texas that impounds the Elm Fork of the Trinity River to form Lewisville Lake for flood control, water supply, and recreation.

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Lewisville Dam canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
earthen embankment dam
associatedReservoirUse boating
camping
fishing
swimming
associatedWith City of Dallas water supply
basinCountry United States
constructionBegan 1948
country United States
createsReservoir Lewisville Lake
crosses Elm Fork of the Trinity River
damType earthfill
embankment
designedBy United States Army Corps of Engineers
hasSpillway Lewisville Dam spillway
impounds Elm Fork of the Trinity River
locatedIn North Texas
locatedInCounty Denton County, Texas
locatedInState Texas
locatedNearCity Lewisville, Texas
locatedOnRiver Elm Fork of the Trinity River
managingAgency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District
nearbyCommunity Hickory Creek, Texas
Lake Dallas, Texas
linked to: Lake Dallas

The Colony, Texas
nearMajorCity Dallas, Texas
Denton, Texas
openingYear 1955
operator United States Army Corps of Engineers
owner United States Army Corps of Engineers
partOf Trinity River basin
linked to: Trinity River
partOfProject Lewisville Lake project
linked to: Lewisville Lake
primaryFunction flood risk management
purpose flood control
recreation
water supply
region Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
reservoirFormerName Garza–Little Elm Reservoir
reservoirName Lewisville Lake
riverSystem Trinity River
safetyClassification high-hazard potential dam
secondaryFunction industrial water supply
municipal water supply
recreational use
watercourse Elm Fork of the Trinity River

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Lewisville Lake hasStructure Lewisville Dam
Lewisville Lake createdBy Lewisville Dam