Barker Reservoir | |
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Location | Houston, Texas, USA |
Lake type | reservoir |
Basin countries | United States |
(This article is about the Barker Reservoir near Houston, Texas. For the reservoir near Nederland, Colorado, see Barker Meadow Reservoir).
The Barker Reservoir and Barker Dam in conjunction with the Addicks Reservoir prevent downstream flooding of Buffalo Bayou in the City of Houston. Both reservoirs were authorized under the Rivers and Harbors Act of June 20, 1938, which were modified by the Flood Control Acts of August 11, 1938; September 3, 1954; and October 27, 1965.
The city annexed the Addicks-Barker Reservoir area in 1972.[1]
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Barker Reservoir is southwest of the intersection of Interstate 10 and State Highway 6, about one mile (1.6 km) south of Addicks in western Harris County.
The Barker Reservoir spillway is located at .
Barker Reservoir is formed by a rolled earthen dam 72,900 feet (22,200 m) long. A 12-foot-wide (3.7 m) gravel road extends along the top of the dam. The top of the dam has a maximum elevation of 112.5 feet (34.3 m) above the N.G.V.D. The maximum storage capacity of the reservoir is 209,000 acre feet (258,000,000 m3),[2] Combined with the adjacent Addicks Reservoir to the northeast, the total storage capacity is about 410,000 acre feet (510,000,000 m3).[3]
It is estimated the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, along with other federal construction projects on Buffalo Bayou and its tributaries, will prevent average annual flood damages of $16,372,000 to the city of Houston.