Garza Little Elm Dam, Lewisville, Texas
Garza Little Elm Dam, Lewisville, Texas photo from Sept. 8, 1953. The W.E. Callahan Construction Company completed the Garza Dam in 1927 at a cost of $5 million, which created Lake Dallas. The dam was 10,890 feet (3,320 m) long with a 567-foot (173 m) long service spillway. The lake, with its 194,000-acre-foot (239,000,000 m3) capacity and forty-three miles of shoreline, was the principal municipal water source for the city of Dallas for 31 years.

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Photo by: U.S. Army Photo |  VIRIN: 200416-A-ZS026-0009.JPG