Lavon Dam
title: "Lavon Dam" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["dams-in-texas", "united-states-army-corps-of-engineers-dams", "dams-completed-in-1953", "earth-filled-dams", "buildings-and-structures-in-collin-county,-texas"] topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavon_Dam" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Lavon Dam |
| image | USACE Lavon Lake and Dam.jpg |
| image_caption | Aerial view of Lavon Dam |
| coordinates | |
| country | United States |
| location | Collin County, Texas |
| status | In use |
| construction_began | January, 1948 |
| opening | |
| cost | $88,351,248.00 |
| owner | The U.S. government, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District |
| dam_type | Rolled earthfill |
| dam_height | 81 ft |
| dam_length | 19493 ft |
| dam_width_crest | 475.5 ft |
| dam_volume | 17055000 yd3 |
| dam_crosses | East Fork of the Trinity River |
| spillway_type | Ogee crest |
| spillway_capacity | 1507000 cuft/s |
| res_name | Lavon Reservoir |
| res_capacity_total | 409360 acre.ft |
| res_surface | 20559 acre |
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| name = Lavon Dam | name_official = | image = USACE Lavon Lake and Dam.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = Aerial view of Lavon Dam | image_alt = | location_map = | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = | coordinates = | country = United States | location = Collin County, Texas | status = In use | construction_began = January, 1948 | opening = | demolished = | cost = $88,351,248.00 | owner = The U.S. government, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District | dam_type = Rolled earthfill | dam_height = 81 ft | dam_length = 19493 ft | dam_width_crest = 475.5 ft | dam_width_base = | dam_volume = 17055000 yd3 | dam_crosses = East Fork of the Trinity River | spillway_count = | spillway_type = Ogee crest | spillway_capacity = 1507000 cuft/s | res_name = Lavon Reservoir | res_capacity_total = 409360 acre.ft | res_catchment = | res_surface = 20559 acre | res_max_depth = | plant_hydraulic_head = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = | plant_capacity = | plant_annual_gen = | website = | extra = Lavon Dam is located in Collin County, Texas on the East Fork of the Trinity River, about 3 miles east of Wylie and 22 miles northeast of Dallas. It was constructed to create the Lavon Lake and is named after the town of Lavon. Dams are generally named after the closest town near the structure.
History
Construction on the Lavon Dam began in January, 1948, and was completed in March, 1953. Deliberate impoundment began on September 14, 1953. The cost of the project was $18,554,570. On May 15, 1970, construction began on a modification of Lavon Dam that increased the conservation storage pool from elevation 472.0 feet to the current elevation of 492.0 feet by raising the top of the dam 12 feet. The modification was completed and deliberate impoundment began December 1, 1975. The cost of the modification was $69,796,678, which brought the grand total cost to $88,351,248.
References
References
- "East Fork Trinity Watershed". [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]].
- "Lake Information". [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]].
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