Morris Sheppard Dam

: Morris Sheppard Dam

Project type: Dams, Infrastructure and Utilities, Lakes

New Deal Agencies: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Started: 1938

Completed: 1941

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Description

“[Possum Kingdom Lake] was originally created from the Morris Sheppard Dam, a project of the Brazos River Authority and the Works Progress Administration. Construction was begun in 1938 and completed in 1941. The dam is 2,700 feet long and 190 feet high. The construction is unique with buttressed arched wings on either side of the nine spillway gates rather than the usual filled concrete.” (Wikipedia)

: Possum Kingdom Lake
Aerial view of Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas, in the Hell's Gate area, after the devastating wild fires.

Possum Kingdom Lake
Photo: Unherdable , Source © Creative Commons BY-SA 2011

Possum Kingdom Lake

Source notes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possum_Kingdom_Lake

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 7, 2014.

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Location Info

Graford, TX

Location notes: Marker is for the dam itself. The lake extends across 17,000 acres and is located primarily in Palo Pinto county.

Coordinates: 32.87127, -98.42660

Morris Sheppard Dam – Graford TX