Marble Falls Texas Before Dam Was Built

State of texas starcke dam impounds lake marble falls one of the texas highland lakes the dam was constructed in 1949 1951 in order to provide hydroelectric power located near marble falls texas starcke dam was the last of the six highland lakes dams to be built.

Marble falls texas before dam was built.

Another large scale development thunder rock might be underway near texas 71 and u s. Lake marble falls is controlled by starcke dam which was built in 1951. The lake and dam were constructed from 1949 to 1951 for hydroelectricity. The falls are now under water and only visible on those rare occasions when lcra lowers the lake for repairs.

281 in marble falls. Originally named marble falls the dam was renamed in 1962 for max starcke lcra s second general manager. Max starcke dam is a dam in the u s. Before the dam was built to form lake marble falls on the colorado river there were falls of marble giving the name marble falls to the city.

The city council signed an agreement approving three separate resolutions to push the development forward during its tuesday sept. Marble falls made history in 1917 by electing ophelia crosby birdie harwood as the first woman mayor in texas three years before women were allowed to vote. Thunder rock is a 1 073 acre mixed use development that would be built over eight phases. After passing through wirtz dam water moves into lake marble falls which is located in burnet county.