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Identifier
20140871
Description
Water flowed bankful in the tail race channel leading from gates of Benbrook Dam Friday into the Clear Fork of the Trinity River. Fort Worth district office, U. S. Corps of Engineers, is releasing 500 acre-feet of water from Benbrook Lake authority of the State Board of Waters Engineers, which is granted requests to flush the river, eliminating stagnant pools and providing water for plants in Botanic Garden and other users of river water along the stream. A section of the dam can be seen in the background.
Archival Date
1953-10-02
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-987
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Dams
Names
Benbrook (Tex.)
Subjects
Dams