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USACE, Fort Worth District posted
In 1886 a Wisconsin structural engineer, Joseph Tainter, invented a new style of gate to control the flow of water over dams. Pictured are the tainter gates as they are being installed at Lavon Lake in the 1950's.
[Tainter did not invent the radial gate. It was invented by Parker in 1880. [Patrick A Thibado comment on Dennis DeBruler]]
Lloyd Scott Hardin shared |
Jun 9, 2024: most of the parks around the lake are closed because of flooding.
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USACE
"The dam is now [after modifications completed in 1970] 19,493 feet long (3.7 miles[, 6km]), which includes the levee, spillway, and dam, and is approximately 81’ [25m] above streambed." |
The Flood Control pool level, 503.5', is at the top of the gates and is considered 100% full. The maximum designed water surface is at 509', and the top of the dam is at 514'. [
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USACE, Fort Worth District posted
#OTD [Sep 14] in 1953 deliberate impoundment to fill the reservoir began at Lavon Lake. |
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