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Brazos River Authority

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State agency of Texas

Brazos River Authority

Abbreviation	BRA
Formation	1929
Type	Government-owned corporation
Purpose	Water conservation andreclamation
Headquarters	4600 Cobbs Drive,Waco,Texas, 76714
Region served	Brazos River basin
General Manager	David Collinsworth
Main organ	Board of Directors
Website	http://www.brazos.org/

TheBrazos River Authority orBRA was created in 1929 by theTexas Legislature as a quasi-governmental entity to manage theBrazos River as a water resource inTexas.^[1] It was originally named theBrazos River Conservation and Reclamation District and renamed to the current name in 1953. The central office is located at 4600 Cobbs Drive inWaco.^[2]

The Brazos River Authority's administration office building in Waco, Texas

Reservoirs

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The Brazos River Authority manages dams that create threereservoirs on the Brazos River and itstributaries:

Lake Granbury on the Brazos River
Lake Limestone on theNavasota River
Possum Kingdom Lake on the Brazos River

The Authority will also manage the dam that will createAllens Creek Reservoir on Allens Creek, in the event it is ever built.

References

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^Brazos River Authority from the Texas Handbook Online
^"Contact Information Archived August 21, 2008, at theWayback Machine."Brazos River Authority. Accessed August 31, 2008.

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Executive	Dept. of Agriculture Alcoholic Beverage Commission Animal Health Commission Dept. of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Attorney General School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Brazos River Authority State Cemetery Comptroller of Public Accounts Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner School for the Deaf Board of Dental Examiners Commission on Environmental Quality Education Agency Employees Retirement System Ethics Commission Facilities Commission Dept. of Family and Protective Services Film Commission Forest Service Office of the Governor Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Health and Human Services Commission Dept. of State Health Services Higher Education Coordinating Board Historical Commission Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs Dept. of Information Resources Dept. of Insurance Commission on Jail Standards General Land Office Library and Archives Commission Dept. of Licensing and Regulation Lottery Commission Lower Colorado River Authority Dept. of Motor Vehicles Dept. of Parks and Wildlife Preservation Board Space Commission Dept. of Public Safety Railroad Commission Real Estate Commission Residential Construction Commission Soil and Water Conservation Board Teacher Retirement System Texas A&M University System Dept. of Transportation Trinity River Authority University of Houston System University of North Texas System University of Texas System Texas State University System Texas Tech University System Workforce Commission Juvenile Justice Department
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