LCRA Begins Major Improvement Project At Wirtz Dam
January 19, 2023
January 19, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2023:
The Lower Colorado River Authority is beginning a $76 million, three-year project to remove and replace the 10 floodgates at Wirtz Dam to help ensure the dam continues to operate safely and reliably for years to come.
The dam, which creates Lake LBJ, was completed in 1951. The dam has nine original floodgates and a 10th floodgate that was added when the origi . . .
The Lower Colorado River Authority is beginning a $76 million, three-year project to remove and replace the 10 floodgates at Wirtz Dam to help ensure the dam continues to operate safely and reliably for years to come.
The dam, which creates Lake LBJ, was completed in 1951. The dam has nine original floodgates and a 10th floodgate that was added when the origi . . .