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]
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The Brazos River Authority's administration office building in Waco, Texas
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 on Allens Creek, in the event it is ever built.
See also[]
- List of Texas river authorities
- Brazos River Authority dams
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.
Categories:
- Brazos River
- Brazos River Authority dams
- River authorities of Texas
- State agencies of Texas
- Water companies of the United States
- Companies based in Waco, Texas
- Public utilities established in 1929
- 1929 establishments in Texas